Zelenskyy signs decree on changes to NSDC composition

Rada Committee recommends dismissal of Svitlana Hrynchuk from the post of Energy Minister

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities has decided to recommend to the Parliament dismiss Svitlana Hrynchuk from the post of Minister of Energy.

In parallel, the president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree that Hrynchuk and Herman Galushchenko were brought out from the National Security and Defence Council.
The relevant document was published on the website of the President of Ukraine.

Solution details

According to the Committee:

• the recommendation was approved by a majority vote;

• The reason for this was «systemic miscalculations in the energy security sector», in particular during preparations for the autumn-winter period;

• The final decision is to be made by the Verkhovna Rada in the near future.

Presidential Decree No. 845/2025 officially suspends the participation of Hrynchuk and Halushchenko in NSDC meetings, where they represented the energy block.

Context.

Personnel changes in the energy sector are taking place against this backdrop:

• powerful Russian strikes on energy infrastructure;

• problems with the restoration of generating capacities;

• criticism of the management of winterisation;

• corruption in the Ministry of Energy.

The names of possible successors to Hrynchuk are already being discussed, including current deputy ministers and representatives of energy companies.