Ukraine’s parliament approved a new cabinet list with 264 votes, accepting the outgoing cabinet’s resignation and confirming a replacement slate. The approved list did not include nominees for defense and foreign ministers; the president will nominat

2026-07-17

Ukraine’s parliament approved a new cabinet list with 264 votes, accepting the outgoing cabinet’s resignation and confirming a replacement slate. The approved list did not include nominees for defense and foreign ministers; the president will nominate those two posts. Six incumbent ministers were retained, including First Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal, Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Humanitarian Policy and Culture Tetiana Berezhna, Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko and Health Minister Viktor Liashko. Former head of Ukraine’s mission to the EU Vsevolod Chentsov was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for European affairs.