Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump are reportedly discussing a drone deal to boost defense technology.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced a major reshuffle in his government. Yulia Svyrydenko is the new prime minister, outgoing PM Denys Shmyhal takes over defence, and he has nominated Olga Stefanishyna as the new US ambassador.

Yulia Svyrydenko was made Ukraine's new prime minister and Olga Stefanishyna got the plum role of U.S. ambassador (after Republican resistance in Washington helped push out her predecessor), while many of their colleagues were reassigned to new posts as the national parliament voted through the changes Thursday afternoon.

The government reshuffle should strengthen Ukraine and open a new stage of cooperation with the US, says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after taking part in the plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada. The president noted that after the re-election,

Following the appointment of a new government, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that the reshaping of Ukraine’s security sector will continue on 18 July, followed by an overhaul of the country’s diplomatic corps starting next Monday.

Politicians, activists and diplomats accuse Ukraine’s leader of favouring loyalists and using wartime powers against critics

Ukraine’s president says Stefanishyna to work in this capacity while procedures are ongoing to approve her candidacy to be Kyiv’s new ambassador to US - Anadolu Ajansı

U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly said during his campaign he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours” upon taking office.

Donald Trump has privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russian territory, even asking Volodymyr Zelenskyy whether he could strike Moscow if the US provided long-range weapons, according to people briefed on the discussions.

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in person for the first time since their tense February encounter and it seemed to go and Trump said the Ukranian president 'couldn't have been nicer.'