Ukraine parliament approves energy executive Koretskyi as new PM
The 289-1 vote gives Zelenskyy a politically neutral energy executive to lead the cabinet as winter preparations and wartime infrastructure remain top priorities.
- On Thursday, the Verkhovna Rada approved Naftogaz CEO Serhii Koretskyi as Prime Minister with 289 votes, marking a major government reshuffle initiated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Following Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko's resignation on July 14, her entire Cabinet automatically departed, prompting President Zelenskyy to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after six months in office.
- Hundreds of protesters gathered in Kyiv on Thursday opposing Fedorov's exit, with resident Bohdan Huryak stating he was "deeply outraged" by removing a leader who delivered battlefield results.
- Prime Minister Koretskyi outlined immediate priorities including winter preparations, economic stability support, and strengthening international partnerships while advancing Ukraine's accession to the European Union.
- Fedorov, credited with modernizing military drone technology and e-government platforms, departs after six months amid reported tensions with Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine's armed forces commander.
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The appointment of Serhii Koretsky, general manager of the Naftogaz public energy group, was approved on Thursday by 289 votes out of 318, as part of a ministerial reshuffle decided by the Ukrainian President.
Serhiy Koretskyi will replace Yulia Svyrydenko, after the Prime Minister officially resigned on Tuesday. The director of the energy group counted 289 votes in favour in a total of 318.
The Ukrainian Parliament approved this Thursday the appointment of Serhi Koretski as Prime Minister of the country, just a few days after the cessation of her predecessor, Yulia Sviridenko , and after being recommended for the post by the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski. “The Supreme Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine has voted in favour of appointing Serhi Koretski as Prime Minister”, said the body in a brief communiqué, in which it has empha…
The Ukrainian Parliament approved Thursday the appointment of the head of the energy company Naftogaz, Serguii Koretski, as new prime minister, following the government remodelling ordered by President Volodimir Zelenski.
In the middle of the summer, war-stricken Ukraine has to think about the next winter. As the new prime minister, the former head of the energy company Naftogaz, Serhiy Korezkyj, is to prepare the country for it. Selenskyy's new government reconstruction also triggers protests and fires rumors ... The Ukrainian president had triggered the disastrous reconstruction with the dismissal of Prime Minister Julia Swyrydenko, who was in office for barely…
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