Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko did not arrive at the Verkhovna Rada, although she was summoned by deputies at 1:00 PM on November 19 for a report. The decision to invite her was supported by 200 lawmakers during the morning session, significantly exceeding the minimum required threshold of 150 votes.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Reasons for the Prime Minister’s Absence and Deputies’ Reactions
Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk explained that Yulia Svyrydenko was unable to attend due to her participation in negotiations with the International Monetary Fund delegation. At the same time, MP from the Holos faction Yaroslav Zheleznyak expressed the opinion that the Prime Minister could have rescheduled this meeting or allocated time for a speech in parliament, as the IMF delegation has been in Ukraine for an entire week.
“The IMF delegation has been working in Ukraine all week, and Svyrydenko could have postponed this meeting by half an hour for a speech in parliament.”
Deputies insist that the Prime Minister, as well as the Ministers of Justice and Energy, Herman Halushchenko and Svitlana Hrynchuk, report to lawmakers before the issue of their resignation is considered.
Resignations and Anti-Corruption Investigations
Instead of Yulia Svyrydenko, the Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka came to parliament, presenting a draft resolution on the dismissal of two ministers.
On November 17, the opposition parties Holos and European Solidarity called for the resignation of the Cabinet of Ministers and the formation of a new coalition in the Verkhovna Rada. This occurred against the backdrop of a large-scale investigation into corruption in the energy sector.
On November 10, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine reported the uncovering of a criminal organization that systematically received illegal benefits from Energoatom contractors amounting to 10-15% of the contract value. According to investigators, the funds were laundered through a back office in the center of Kyiv, through which approximately 100 million dollars passed. This premises, as claimed by NABU, belonged to the family of former MP and now Russian senator Andriy Derkach, who is accused by NABU and SAP in another criminal case.
The case involves former business partner of Volodymyr Zelensky from Kvartal 95, Timur Mindich (who, according to law enforcement, left Ukraine), former Minister of Energy Herman Halushchenko (whose resignation was initiated by the government), and former Vice Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov. As of November 2025, according to NABU, suspicions have been announced against eight individuals, of whom five have been detained.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced the submission to parliament regarding the dismissal of Minister of Justice Herman Halushchenko and Minister of Energy Svitlana Hrynchuk.
NABU detective Oleksandr Abakumov reported on air that during the investigation, detectives recorded the involvement of four ministers of the Cabinet of Ministers in “various situations,” and these were officials from different periods.