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SAPO: Yermak used secret phone contact 'Veronika Feng Shui' to vet senior government posts

The woman recorded in former Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak's contacts as "Veronika Feng Shui" maintained a separate phone exclusively for communicating with him, a Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) prosecutor revealed on May 13 at Yermak's pre-trial restriction hearing at Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court (HACCU), NV's courtroom correspondent reported.

13 May, 05:54 PM

Zelenskyy approves changes in Ukraine’s security leadership

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a series of decrees approving changes in the composition of the National Security and Defense Council and the leadership of the Security Service of Ukraine, President's official website wrote on Jan. 5.

6 January, 08:17 AM

Rada passes bill requiring ministers to report before dismissal

Ukraine’s parliament passed a bill on Dec. 17 requiring government ministers to deliver a report before being dismissed, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak from the Holos faction said on Telegram.

17 December 2025, 02:47 PM

Zelenskyy’s delay in naming Yermak's successor shows systemic crisis — political analyst

Oleksandr Leonov, executive director of the Penta Center for Applied Political Studies, commented on the discussions about dissolving the President’s Office at a Radio NV broadcast on Dec. 11.

11 December 2025, 01:38 PM

Zelenskyy’s party still hunting for key ministers

After Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko’s meeting with representatives of the President’s party, no candidate for the vacant ministerial posts has yet been approved, Members of the Servant of the People (SN) ruling political party told NV.

3 December 2025, 01:29 PM

Government orders full audit of key state companies

In the wake of a corruption scandal at Ukraine’s nuclear energy operator Energoatom, the Cabinet of Ministers has ordered comprehensive audits of state-owned enterprises, PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 10:42 PM

Government to spend $201 million on extra gas imports as winter approaches

The Cabinet has allocated an additional UAH8.4 billion ($201 million) to import natural gas for the upcoming heating season, Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Oct. 23.

23 October 2025, 10:43 PM

Ukraine PM shows Cabinet damage after Russian attack

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko shared images of the Cabinet building after it was struck by a Russian missile early Sept. 7, saying the attack will not disrupt the government’s work.

7 September 2025, 05:35 PM

Ukraine’s PM Svyrydenko to unveil government plan on Aug. 18

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers will unveil the government’s action plan, a comprehensive program outlining specific measures and objectives on Aug. 18, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported on Telegram.

17 August 2025, 08:00 PM

Cabinet fails to appoint Tsyvinskyi to ESBU, one day to IMF deadline

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers once again failed to appoint Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi, the winner of an open competition, as head of the Economic Security Bureau (ESBU), MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram on July 30.

30 July 2025, 04:35 PM

Duma steps down as asset management agency chief, new head sought

Olena Duma, head of Ukraine’s National Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA), submitted her resignation, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram on July 30.

30 July 2025, 11:44 AM

Chernyshov on assignment abroad, not hiding from NABU, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister and Minister for National Unity Oleksiy Chernyshov is currently on a planned overseas assignment and is expected to return upon its conclusion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a press briefing on June 20, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

21 June 2025, 06:20 PM

Ex-Rada speaker Razumkov demands Cabinet dismissal, cites failures

Former Verkhovna Rada Speaker Dmitro Razumkov has initiated the dismissal of Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, accusing it of failing across all sectors, he announced on Telegram on June 13.

13 June 2025, 04:06 PM

Moscow floats ‘illegal USSR breakup’ to justify new territorial claims — ISW

Moscow intensified its long-standing narrative about illegitimacy of Soviet Union dissolution, doubting Ukraine’s sovereignty in an effort to derail any future peace deal, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 22.

23 May 2025, 11:18 AM

Ukraine returns 1,100+ hectares of farmland through demining program

Humanitarian demining operators returned over 430 hectares of farmland under the government compensation program in March, more than 1,100 hectares cleared in total since the program launch, Economy Ministry wrote on April 14.

15 April 2025, 01:15 PM

Kremlin revives old narrative about Ukrainian President 'illegitimacy' — ISW

After a brief pause following his Feb. 12 call with Donald Trump, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has resumed pushing false claims about the “illegitimacy” of Ukraine’s leadership, the Institute for the Study of War’s (ISW) wrote on April 7.

8 April 2025, 10:00 AM

Ukraine's record gas imports reflect ongoing energy struggle - Ukrainian MP

Due to Russian attacks, Ukraine will have to increase gas imports - but therefore raising a number of questions, Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak wrote on Telegram on March 26.

26 March 2025, 02:39 PM

Ukrainians split between disappointment and hope with Zelenskyy

Nearly one-third (32%) of Ukrainians say they’re disappointed with the current government, but almost as many (28%) still feel hopeful, according to a new poll released by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology on Feb. 24.

18 March 2025, 03:26 PM

Zelenskyy’s initiative: Ukraine launches platform for business feedback

Ukrainian entrepreneurs can now evaluate government services through the Pulse analytical platform, with Artificial Intelligence to be used for analyzing responses, Ukraine’s Economy Ministry wrote on March 17.

18 March 2025, 12:14 PM

Ukraine approves new screening rules for foreigners in armed forces, including mandatory polygraph

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers approved new polygraph screening rules for foreign recruits, MP Oleksii Honcharenko announced on Feb. 11.

11 February 2025, 06:22 PM

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