President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is turning to a technocratic energy executive with no cabinet experience or political ties as his prime minister to prepare Ukraine to survive another winter of war.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the ousted Ukrainian defense minister remained part of his team even as Mykhailo Fedorov insisted he’d turned down a position as a presidential adviser, deepening a rift within the country’s ruling elite at a pivotal moment in the war against Russia.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said he’s leaving the government after six months in the job following alleged tensions with the country’s military.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named the head of a state-run energy company as Ukraine’s next prime minister, underscoring his focus on preparing for the coming winter under the threat of Russian attacks.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise move to overhaul his government and potentially install an energy executive as prime minister is the latest sign of the Ukrainian president’s determination to spare his war-weary nation a repeat of last winter’s hardships.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy removed Ukraine’s prime minister as part of a shift in “political strategy,” and may tap a state energy executive or former premier as her replacement as Kyiv prepares for winter under the threat of continued Russian attacks.

Estonia called for more “strategic patience” and increased pressure on Russia from European allies as President Vladimir Putin faces long-range attacks from Ukraine.

European Union officials hailed Ukraine’s progress in fighting off Russia’s invasion as the bloc began disbursing aid from its €90 billion ($102 billion) loan and held out the prospect for more investment in the war-torn country.

Vladimir Putin’s political hero Pyotr Stolypin — a reforming prime minister of the Russian empire - is buried in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. That wasn’t enough to protect one of Orthodox Christianity’s most sacred sites from a Russian drone attack.

The International Monetary Fund agreed to release its next tranche of a loan to Ukraine, despite Kyiv’s failure to meet a key condition as the war-weary nation faces a growing backlash against the requirements.

The International Monetary Fund agreed to release its next tranche of a loan to Ukraine, despite Kyiv’s failure to meet a key condition as the war-weary nation faces a growing backlash against the requirements.

The leaders of the UK, France and Germany are planning to gather over the weekend with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a path to engage Russia in negotiations to end the war.

Ukraine has asked Germany to provide dozens of additional Patriot interceptor missiles from its stocks this year as Kyiv seeks to bolster its air defenses against intensifying Russian strikes, according to people familiar with the matter.

Ukraine and its allies are increasingly confident that Russia’s invasion is running out of steam as Kyiv stabilizes the front line and stalls a spring offensive by Moscow.

Kyiv has said that the US is seeking the transfer of technology and access to intellectual property rights from Ukraine as part of a drone deal that is awaiting approval at the highest political level, a person familiar with the matter said.

The European Union will tie some payouts from the €90 billion ($105 billion) aid package for Ukraine to an unpopular tax change already demanded by the International Monetary Fund, people familiar with the matter said.

The European Union will tie some payouts from the €90 billion ($105 billion) aid package for Ukraine to an unpopular tax change already demanded by the International Monetary Fund, people familiar with the matter said.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s former chief of staff laundered stolen state funds through the construction of luxury real estate, according to Ukrainian prosecutors, even as he worked with the president to fight off Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Ukraine’s chief negotiator, Rustem Umerov, is expected to travel to Miami to meet with US special envoy Steve Witkoff as early as this week, according to people familiar with the matter.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy is asking Western allies to speed up deliveries of air-defense systems and interceptor missiles to prepare for another winter of intense bombing that could prove to be the next critical moment in Kyiv’s battle to resist the Russian invasion.