{"id":2461251,"date":"2025-07-14T12:25:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-names-yulia-svyrydenko-new-prime-minister\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T12:26:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:26:49","slug":"zelensky-names-yulia-svyrydenko-new-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-names-yulia-svyrydenko-new-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky names Yulia Svyrydenko new prime minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-names-yulia-svyrydenko-new-prime-minister%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2461251&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a notable government restructuring by nominating yulia Svyrydenko, the current First Deputy Prime Minister and key U.S. negotiator, as the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a>.This move aims to &#8220;transform&#8221; the executive branch to strengthen Ukraine&#8217;s resilience and governance. Svyrydenko would replace Denys shmyhal, Ukraine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bibis-last-hurrah-irans-largest-warship-reduced-to-flaming-wreckage-as-pm-faces-ousting\/\" title=\"Bibi\u2019s Last Hurrah? Iran\u2019s Largest Warship Reduced to Flaming Wreckage as PM Faces Ousting\">longest-serving prime minister<\/a> since 2020, but requires parliamentary approval and Shmyhal&#8217;s resignation before assuming office. Zelensky&#8217;s party holds a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-reportedly-picked-his-ambassador-to-israel\/\" title=\"Biden Has Reportedly Picked His Ambassador To Israel\">parliamentary majority<\/a>, facilitating this process.svyrydenko has played a prominent role in economic development and trade,including negotiating the recent U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal. The change is part of broader efforts to boost Ukraine&#8217;s economic potential, expand support programs, and increase <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >domestic weapons production<\/a> amid ongoing challenges with Russia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Zelensky names Yulia Svyrydenko new prime minister in &lsquo;transformation&rsquo; of Ukrainian government<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2172074\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> is aiming to replace his prime minister in a massive restructuring of the nation&rsquo;s government.<\/p>\n<p>The president <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1944725616810451004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced Monday<\/a> that he intends to elevate First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, a key negotiator with the U.S. in recent months, to become the next head of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine&rsquo;s government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3469666\/netanyahu-touts-trump-worthiness-nobel-peace-prize\/\">Netanyahu touts Trump&rsquo;s worthiness of Nobel Peace Prize: It&rsquo;s about time&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3469650\/turkish-president-hails-disarmament-militant-kurdish-separatists\/\">Turkish president hails the start of disarmament by militant Kurdish separatists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3469640\/russian-drone-missile-bomb-attacks-kill-six-in-ukraine\/\">Russian drone, cruise missile, and bomb attacks kill at least six in Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We are initiating a transformation of the executive branch in Ukraine. I have proposed that Yuliia Svyrydenko lead the Government of Ukraine and significantly renew its work,&rdquo; Zelensky said in the announcement. &ldquo;I look forward to the presentation of the new Government&rsquo;s action plan in the near future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade Yuliia Svyrydenko speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Svyrydenko would replace Prime Minister&nbsp;Denys Shmyhal, who has been in office since the Russian invasion began. He first took the position in 2020 and is Ukraine&rsquo;s longest-serving prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>But Zelensky, the head of state in Ukraine, cannot unilaterally swap out the head of government. <\/p>\n<p>Shmyhal would need to resign from his position, and Svyrydenko would need to be approved by the Ukrainian Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The next session of Parliament begins this week. Zelensky&rsquo;s faction, the Servant of the People Party, controls 231 of the 450 seats.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky said Svyrydenko&rsquo;s intended elevation to prime minister is part of a larger &ldquo;transformation&rdquo; in the Ukrainian government seeking to &ldquo;strengthen the resilience of our state and society.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The two met on Monday and discussed &ldquo;concrete measures to boost Ukraine&rsquo;s economic potential, expand support programs for Ukrainians, and scale up our domestic weapons production.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Svyrydenko previously served as the nation&rsquo;s minister of economic development and trade and as a deputy in the Office of the President.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with reporters during the Ukraine Recovery Conference on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at La Nuvola convention center in Rome. (AP Photo\/Gregorio Borgia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She was a key negotiator on the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal signed in April.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3470010\/trump-nato-secretary-general-mark-rutte-us-sends-missiles-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte<\/a> on Monday to discuss the future of U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-prosecutors-indict-11-gang-members-with-slew-of-charges\/\" title=\"Baltimore prosecutors indict 11 gang members with slew of charges\">weapons distribution<\/a> to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3470010\/trump-nato-secretary-general-mark-rutte-us-sends-missiles-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP MEETS WITH NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL MARK RUTTE AS US SENDS MISSILES TO UKRAINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump announced during the press conference that if a deal is not made to end the war within 50 days, he is prepared to implement 100% &ldquo;secondary tariffs&rdquo; against Russia with further punishments to come.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469752\/graham-record-level-weapons-ukraine-putin-play-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sen. Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) previously attributed Trump&rsquo;s pivot toward Ukraine to increasing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been dodging meaningful negotiations with the White House since the administration began.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2172074\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2172074\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky appoints Yulia Svyrydenko as Ukraine&#8217;s new PM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2461252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AP25155855231149.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34314,59043,8630],"class_list":["post-2461251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-prime-minister","tag-yulia-svyrydenko","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AP25155855231149.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2461251"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2461255,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461251\/revisions\/2461255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2461252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2461251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2461251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2461251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}