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Ukraine’s New Government Makes Winter Heating Its Top Priority

The cabinet will draft a program to secure fuel supplies, repair damaged gas infrastructure, enforce ministerial accountability.

Overview

  • Parliament approved Serhii Koretsky as prime minister and his new cabinet has already held its first session to begin setting policy priorities.
  • The government is drafting a public program that the cabinet will present to society and lawmakers to coordinate winter preparedness measures.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky said the executive will focus on securing fuel supplies and working with international partners to protect consumers during the heating season.
  • Naftogaz’s independent supervisory board appointed Serhii Fedorenko as the company’s leader for a defined period and officials reported recent Russian strikes caused tangible damage to Naftogaz facilities that require urgent repair.
  • The government has emphasized personal responsibility for ministers, is finalizing acting appointments for foreign and defense ministries, and aims to shield households from outages by restoring infrastructure and tightening management of state energy firms.