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Yulia Svyrydenko

Yulia Svyrydenko
The latest news and top stories on Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade. She has been proposed to lead a new government, with a focus on significant deregulation and concentrating resources for defence and recovery. Her responsibilities include strengthening economic potential, expanding support programmes for Ukrainians and scaling up domestic weapons production. Previously, she held key roles in regional administration, attracting foreign investment, and served as Deputy Head of the Office of the President. She was instrumental in negotiating the Ukraine-US critical minerals agreement.
Ukraine war

Ukraine seeks to bring home 1,200 prisoners in Russia talks

Turkish mediation in 2022 set the rules for coordinated swaps between Ukraine and Russia, who have sporadically exchanged thousands of prisoners.

Ukraine ministers resign over US$100 million energy corruption scandal

Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid intensify as winter approaches

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Kyiv plunged into darkness after Russian strikes on energy grid

Russia said its overnight strikes were in response to Ukraine’s attacks on Russian civilian facilities.

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Zelensky confirms 1,200 POWs being prepared for exchange with Russia

Developments emerge amid fresh drone strikes on Russian territory and continued fighting in Ukraine.

A freed Ukrainian prisoner of war kisses the hand of his daughter after a swap in July. Photo: Reuters
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