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| Verkhovna Rada approved the composition of the new government of Ukraine |
| 2025-07-18 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] On July 17, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved the composition of the new government of the country headed by Yulia Svyrydenko. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication "Strana.ua". “The candidates for the future Defense Minister [ Denis ] Shmyhal and Foreign Minister [ Andriy ] Sybiha have yet to be approved separately,” the publication says. The previous government of Ukraine consisted of 21 people. Now there are three fewer departments in Ukraine. In particular, the Ministry of Defense has received the powers of the disbanded Ministry of Strategic Industries, and its former head German Smetanin will head the Ukroboronprom concern. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 12, the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced upcoming personnel changes in the ministries of Ukraine. In particular, he announced personnel changes in the Ministry of Defense. On July 16, the country's government, headed by former Prime Minister Shmyhal, resigned. 261 parliamentarians voted for Shmyhal's resignation, with 226 required. |
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