UKRAINE’S PM SUBMITS RESIGNATION LETTER- Zelenskiy has nominated Svyrydenko to replace Shmyhal
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys “She-mal”(Shmyhal) stated today that he had submitted a resignation letter.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy yesterday nominated First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyry-d-enka, who is also the economy minister, and a close and long-standing ally of Zelenskiy, to replace Shmyhal.
Shmyhal, who has been in his post since March 2020, is expected to be appointed as Ukraine’s new defence minister, Zelenskiy said on Monday.
Parliament is due to vote on Svyry-d-enka’s nomination later this week. Zelenskiy said that he had already discussed priority tasks for the next six months with her.
“We are preparing the initial steps of the renewed government,” he said on the Telegram app, posting a picture from their meeting in his office.
The key tasks would be to increase domestic weapons production and implement reforms to unlock Ukraine’s economic potential, he said.
Ukraine’s economy is still smaller than before the war, despite local businesses adapting to the wartime reality and billions in foreign aid from Kyiv’s Western allies to help maintain macroeconomic stability.
Next year, the country is facing a tough task of financing its ballooning budget deficit as foreign aid is set to diminish. Ukrainian officials have said the country would need about $40 billion in external financing in 2026.
