- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appointed his administration. A controversial lawyer Andriy Bohdan, 42, has been named the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s administration. Other top posts were taken by people new to public service, who previously held key roles in Zelenskiy’s presidential campaign. See the full list.
- It’s official: the parliament will not last till October, as it was supposed to. Zelenskiy dissolved the parliament and set the snap election on July 21. However, the document is yet to come into force, and the Verkhovna Rada will hold an emergency meeting on May 22 to change the electoral legislation.
- Zelenskiy also appointed Lieutenant General Ruslan Khomchak as the new chief of general staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Here’s what we know about the new commander.
- Two international airlines — Scandinavian Airlines and low-cost Wizz Air — have launched new direct flights from Ukraine to Norway and Greece, the companies announced on May 21.
- With the change of power, self-exiled big shots are returning to Ukraine. The latest returnee is Valeriy Khoroshkovskiy, ex-head of the Security Service of Ukraine and a deputy prime minister during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych, and co-owner of Inter, one of Ukraine’s most-watched TV channels.
- Check out this video interview with ex-Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk, who is reportedly being considered for the head of the National Defense and Security Council.
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