KYIV — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has invited the country's deputy prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko to be prime minister.

"We are launching a transformation of the executive branch in Ukraine. I have invited Yulia Svyrydenko to head the government of Ukraine and to significantly upgrade its work," he said in a post on X.

"I look forward to presenting the new government's action program in the near future."

Svyrydenko has a background as an economist and has held several positions in the Ukrainian government, including minister of economic development and trade and deputy head of the office of the president. — Euronews