Parliament approved Yulia Svyrydenko as Ukraine's new prime minister on Thursday and backed her plan to cut the number of ministries, merging some of the main portfolios, to save funds in wartime.

The Ukrainian government was formally dissolved on July 16, marking the first full reshuffle during Russia's full-scale invasion. A day later, the new Cabinet of Ministers was voted in. Yuliia Svyrydenko,

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved the updated composition of the Cabinet of Ministers headed by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. As a result of the vote, a number of ministries received new leaders.

It is necessary to achieve clarity on how the European weapons systems transferred to Ukraine, including Patriot batteries, will be replaced from American stocks, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

What is known about US President Donald Trump's idea to supply Ukraine with American weapons using NATO funds, and why not all allies support this initiative, is analyzed in an article by RBC-Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to ramp up arms shipments to Ukraine is a signal to Kyiv to abandon peace efforts, Russia said on Thursday, vowing it would not accept the "blackmail" of Washington's new sanctions ultimatum.