Yulia Svyrydenko: Ukraines new prime minister who masterminded key Trump deal
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Svyrydenko brings the proven economic leadership that Ukraine urgently needs. Her success brokering the U.S. minerals deal, and stewarding the economy through the war's darkest period, demonstrates exceptional diplomatic and economic skills. A focus on cutting bureaucracy, protecting businesses, and channeling resources toward defense is exactly what Ukraine needs.
Umerov's overdue dismissal exposes Ukraine's undemocratic governance crisis. An unelected government reshuffles loyalists while ignoring parliamentary oversight. Umerov's reward for catastrophic defense failures? A cushy ambassadorship where his family already lives. Ukraine's democracy dies when failed ministers face no consequences.
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Umerov's overdue dismissal exposes Ukraine's undemocratic governance crisis. An unelected government reshuffles loyalists while ignoring parliamentary oversight. Umerov's reward for catastrophic defense failures? A cushy ambassadorship where his family already lives. Ukraine's democracy dies when failed ministers face no consequences.
There is a 25% chance of a bilateral ceasefire in the Russo-Ukraine conflict before 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.