Ukraine parliament approves energy executive Koretskyi as new PM
Lawmakers backed the Naftogaz chief with 289 votes as Zelenskyy reshuffles the cabinet to focus on winter energy security.
- 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 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…
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…
The Ukrainian Parliament appointed Sergii Koretsky as Prime Minister on Thursday after the surprise eviction of Yulia Svyrydenko.
With 289 votes in favour out of 318, the Parliament "voted the appointment of Serguii Koretskyi as Prime Minister", announced the institution on social networks.
The Ukrainian Parliament has approved Sergii Koretskyi, who has over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, as the new prime minister. Koretskyi's priorities include strengthening the energy infrastructure, which has been heavily damaged by Russian attacks, and preparing the country for the coming winter.
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