{"id":24885,"date":"2026-07-16T18:43:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=24885"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:44:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:44:45","slug":"kabmin-bez-glav-minoborony-mzs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/politics\/kabmin-bez-glav-minoborony-mzs\/","title":{"rendered":"Without a defence minister during the war: Parliament has gone on recess until 18 August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">On 16 July, the Verkhovna Rada concluded its July plenary sessions following the appointment of Serhiy Koretskyi as Prime Minister and the approval of the new Cabinet of Ministers. The list of government members did not include ministers of defence or foreign affairs. MPs are scheduled to return to the chamber on 18 August.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Serhiy Koretskyi was appointed Prime Minister with 289 votes.<\/li>\n<li>The Rada approved the new Cabinet of Ministers by 264 votes.<\/li>\n<li>The government was formed without a defence minister or a foreign secretary.<\/li>\n<li>The next scheduled plenary session is set for 18 August.<\/li>\n<li>Under martial law, the Rada may convene for an extraordinary session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The government was appointed on the same day<\/h2>\n<p>Resolution on the appointment <strong>Sergey Koretsky<\/strong> 289 members of parliament voted for the prime minister. Following this, parliament approved the appointment by 264 votes <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/main-news\/rada-sformuvala-novyi-kabmin-spysok-ministriv\/\">composition<\/a> the new Cabinet of Ministers.<\/p>\n<p>Among the appointments announced by the Verkhovna Rada are \u2014 <strong>Ivan Vygovsky<\/strong> as Minister of the Interior and <strong>Oksana Ferchuk<\/strong> as Minister for Digital Transformation.<\/p>\n<h2>Two posts remain vacant<\/h2>\n<p>The approved list of government officials does not include the Minister of Defence or the Minister for Foreign Affairs. According to procedure, the President is responsible for nominating candidates for these posts, and as of the evening of 16 July, no official nominations had been submitted to parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Deutsche Welle, citing MPs, reported that the vote for the Defence Minister could be postponed due to a lack of votes for one of the candidates. Meanwhile, an MP <strong>Yaroslav Zheleznyak<\/strong> Following the meeting, the parliamentary group announced that it was seeking another candidate. These announcements do not constitute presidential nominations.<\/p>\n<p>The First Deputy Minister of Defence is <strong>Oleksiy Vyskub<\/strong>, who was appointed to this post on 5 February. The Ministry of Defence\u2019s official website confirms his position, but does not contain a separate announcement regarding the formal assumption of the minister\u2019s duties by him.<\/p>\n<h2>A plenary recess does not suspend the work of parliament<\/h2>\n<p>August in the Rada\u2019s calendar is mainly set aside for MPs to carry out their work in committees, parliamentary groups and with constituents. Scheduled <strong>The date of the next plenary session is 18 August 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, under martial law, the Verkhovna Rada continues to hold sessions, so an extraordinary sitting is legally possible before that date. The appointment of the heads of the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will depend on new nominations from the President and a vote in parliament.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Verkhovna Rada has concluded its July sessions and will resume on 18 August. 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