Zelenskiy dismisses PM Svyrydenko after only a year

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he planned to replace Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko after only a year in office, triggering the resignation of the government.

Zelenskiy did not specify who he would ask to lead the government or what Svyrydenko’s new position would be, but added that there would also be changes among the heads of law enforcement agencies.

He said the changes were needed to “ensure the implementation of an updated political strategy”, but gave no further details.