Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada dismisses PM Svyrydenko and her government

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved the resignation of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, which was followed by the automatic resignation of the entire government along with her, Report informs.

According to a Ukrinform correspondent, 258 members of parliament voted in favor of the resignation.

During her speech in the Verkhovna Rada, Svyrydenko said that thanks to the government's actions, financial support from partners gives Ukraine confidence for the current and next year, noting that during her tenure, the country's authorities secured a commitment from the European Union to allocate 90 billion euros in the form of a loan.

According to her, the government also managed to achieve the opening of two negotiation clusters on the issue of Ukraine's accession to the EU.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced plans to reshuffle the Cabinet and, in particular, replace the prime minister on July 12. At the same time, he met with both Svyrydenko and her potential successor, Serhiy Koretsky (head of Naftogaz).

According to Ukrainian media, Svyrydenko will likely be appointed as Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, replacing Olga Stefanishyna, who is leaving the diplomatic service.