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Zelensky Dismisses PM, Overhauls Cabinet to Speed Weapons

7/12/2026

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President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko and launched a wide-scale cabinet reshuffle.
He framed the overhaul as a shift to speed weapon deliveries and aid front-line towns.
The new structure will assign officials to oversee United States (U.S.) relations, EU membership talks, army armaments and assistance to communities near the front.
Analysts warned that two popular generals now in the administration could become rivals in postwar presidential elections.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko and launched a wide-scale cabinet reshuffle.
He framed the overhaul as a shift to speed weapon deliveries and aid front-line towns.
The new structure will assign officials to oversee United States (U.S.) relations, EU membership talks, army armaments and assistance to communities near the front.
Analysts warned that two popular generals now in the administration could become rivals in postwar presidential elections.