Cabinet of Ministers

PM Koretskyi vows to slim down government bureaucracy

The Cabinet is launching a new push to improve public administration, including by eliminating positions in ministries and government agencies, Ukrainian PM Sergii Koretskyi announced on Sept. 18.

18 September, 09:37 PM

Government submits 2027 budget draft, earmarking nearly 44% of GDP for defense

The Cabinet of Ministers late on Sept. 15 approved a bill on Ukraine’s 2027 state budget prepared by the Finance Ministry.

16 September, 01:28 AM

Cabinet dismisses Ivan Fedorov as Zaporizhzhia governor, names him head of Restoration Agency

Ukraine’s Cabinet dismissed Serhii Sukhomlyn as head of the State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development and appointed Ivan Fedorov to replace him, government representative Taras Melnychuk said on Sept. 4.

4 September, 12:48 PM

Cabinet backs shorter Kyiv curfew

The Ukrainian government has recommended that Kyiv city authorities shorten the wartime curfew to 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. (down from midnight to 6 a.m. currently), PM Sergii Koretskyi said on Sept. 3.

4 September, 12:29 AM

Ukraine's Cabinet fails to prepare 44 acts for EU funding

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has failed to prepare and adopt dozens of legal and regulatory acts on which a significant portion of Ukraine's external financing depends, MP Olha Vasylevska-Smahliuk reported on Telegram on Aug. 31, following a meeting between the Servant of the People parliamentary faction and government officials led by Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi.

1 September, 11:05 AM

Cabinet backs new foreign volunteers bill

The Ukrainian government has approved a bill strengthening legal protections for foreign nationals and stateless people who have joined Ukraine’s military, PM Sergii Koretskyi said.

28 August, 10:51 PM

Khmara dismissed from posts ahead of defense minister vote

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has dismissed Yevhenii Khmara — whom the parliament is expected to confirm as defense minister on Aug. 19 — from his posts as deputy defense minister and acting defense minister, according to a Cabinet decree.

19 August, 01:05 PM

Zelenskyy submits no defense, foreign minister nominees as parliament returns

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada had not received President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s nominees for defense and foreign ministers as of Aug. 18, leaving parliament unable to vote on either appointment.

18 August, 04:10 PM

Military service blocks Khmara’s path to full defense minister role in Ukraine

Yevhenii Khmara would have to leave military service before he could be appointed Ukraine’s defense minister on a permanent basis because Ukrainian law reserves the post for a civilian, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Aug. 11.

11 August, 03:23 PM

Budanov opposes exporting Ukrainian technologies and moving production abroad

Head of Ukraine's Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov said he opposes exporting Ukrainian technologies, arguing that Ukraine should retain production at home and export high-value finished products instead on Aug. 4.

4 August, 12:01 PM

Zelenskyy names two ambassadors as deputy foreign ministers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ambassadors to Czechia and Poland, Vasyl Zvarych and Vasyl Bodnar, will be appointed deputy foreign ministers, European Pravda reported on Aug. 3.

4 August, 09:47 AM

New PM orders inspection of all bomb shelters in Ukraine

Recently appointed Ukrainian PM Sergii Koretskyi ordered that all civil defense shelters in the country be inspected without exception, he announced on July 30.

31 July, 02:14 AM

Ukraine updates Energoatom corporate bylaws, overhauls executive structure

Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear power company Energoatom will undergo a major reform, Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky announced during a cabinet meeting on July 29.

30 July, 01:49 PM

Energoatom reports increase in electricity generation at Ukraine's nuclear plants in H1 2026

Ukraine's nuclear power plants, which remain the backbone of the country's energy mix, have increased electricity generation since the start of 2026.

29 July, 01:49 PM

Zelenskyy’s concentration of power now apparent to everyone, expert says

The Ukrainian public is entirely focused on the fate of former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and pays no attention to a nearly complete government reshuffle, including another change of prime ministers, Ihor Hryniv, a political strategist and former MP, told NV Radio on July 27.

28 July, 01:24 AM

Zelenskyy and new PM discuss Acting defense and foreign ministers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held his first meeting with newly appointed Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi to discuss appointing acting foreign and defense ministers, Zelenskyy said on Telegram on July 17.

17 July, 05:06 PM

Koretskyi holds first Cabinet meeting and sets performance standards for ministers

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers held its first meeting, setting priorities for the new government's work, Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi said in a statement on July 17.

17 July, 01:15 PM

Parliamentary committee approves Koretskyi's appointment as prime minister

A parliamentary committee recommended the appointment of Ukraine's state energy company Naftogaz Chair Serhiy Koretskyi as prime minister, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on July 16.

16 July, 12:12 PM

Why Zelenskyy picked Koretskyi as his top PM candidate

Sergii Koretskyi, current head of Ukraine's state energy company Naftogaz, has built a reputation as an effective manager, along with a track record of loyalty and strong professional standing with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — qualities that have made him the leading candidate for prime minister, RBC-Ukraine reported on July 16, citing informed sources.

16 July, 11:01 AM

Outgoing defense minister Fedorov sums up six-month tenure as Zelenskyy moves to replace him

Ukraine's Defense Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, shared a summary of what his team had accomplished over his six-month tenure in the role, in a new post on Telegram on July 15.

15 July, 11:19 PM

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