{"id":129312,"date":"2026-07-13T18:52:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=129312"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:54:51","slug":"zelensky-dismisses-pm-svyrydenko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/129312\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky dismisses PM Svyrydenko"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KYIV(National Times)-  Ukrainian Presi\u00addent Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday he planned to replace Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko after only a year in office, triggering the resignation of the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelensky did not specify who he would ask to lead the government or what Svyry\u00addenko\u2019s new position would be, but added that there would also be changes among the heads of law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the changes were needed to \u201censure the implementation of an updated political strategy\u201d, but gave no further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am grateful to Yuliia for her clear, steady, and effective work as Prime Minister, for her years of productive service on Ukraine\u2019s team, and I have offered her the opportunity to lead a new and important area of relations with a key partner,\u201d Zelensky said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI expect that, together with MPs, we will make the corresponding changes in the Government of Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Corruption scandals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Svyrydenko, an economist, was&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/7\/14\/zelenskyy-nominates-yulia-svyrydenko-as-new-ukraine-pm-in-cabinet-shake-up\">appointed<\/a>&nbsp;in July 2025 after a year as deputy head of Zelensky\u2019s office and then four years as deputy prime minister responsible for economic development and trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ukraine president also did not explain the reasons for the proposed changes among law-enforcement leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past year, Ukraine has been shaken by its largest corruption scandal, which led to the resignation of the influential head of the presidential administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The so-called Midas case, which authorities say invol\u00adved a $100 million kickback scheme at the state nuclear power company Energo\u00adatom, has engulfed figures close to Zelensky and cast a shadow over the government at a time when Kyiv wants to show Western allies that it can tackle high-level corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities have accused Timur Mindich, Zelensky\u2019s former business partner, of leading the kickback scheme and also named Zelensky\u2019s former chief of staff Andriy Yermak as a susp\u00adect. 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