Zelenskiy to Swap Prime Ministers in Refresh to Government (2)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he’ll replace his prime minister in a cabinet overhaul as the nation seeks to boost weapons production and maintain US support in its war against Russia.

Yulia Svyrydenko, a deputy premier who took the lead in coordinating a landmark minerals deal with President Donald Trump’s administration, was nominated to replace Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. Ukraine’s longest-serving head of government, Shmyhal took office in 2020 and has led the cabinet for the duration of Russia’s war. He’s now been proposed to run the defense ministry.

Zelenskiy met with Svyrydenko, 39, on Monday to ...