Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's team has carried out the first government reshuffle of the year 2023. The parliament dismissed the Ministers of Education and Strategic Industries and appointed another Deputy Prime Minister–Mykhailo Fedorov, who previously led the Ministry of Digital Transformation.

While Mr Zelensky has taken a liking to Mr Fedorov, the latter has no ambitions to become Prime Minister instead of Denys Shmyhal, according to government sources. Mr Fedorov’s new position is supposed to help build an open economy that will make Western partners willing to lend money to rebuild Ukraine after the war, they add.

LIGA.net has found out what is behind the recent changes in the Ukrainian government.

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GovernmentOleksandr KamyshinOksen LisovyiMykhailo Fedorov