{
  "id": 1910643,
  "title": "Parliament appoints Sybiha as Ukraine's foreign minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/parliament-appoints-sybiha-as-ukraines-foreign-minister",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
    "slug": "ukrinform-politics",
    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4155592-parliament-appoints-sybiha-as-ukraines-foreign-minister.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 5, 2024, the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, appointed Sybiha as the nation's foreign minister, following the resignation of Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko and the entire Cabinet. President Volodymyr Zelensky had originally nominated Sybiha for the position. Sybiha, born on January 1, 1975, in Zboriv, Ternopil region, began his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1997. He served in various roles, including second secretary and first secretary at the Ukrainian Embassy in Poland, and held senior positions in the Treaty and Legal Department of the MFA. Sybiha also served as minister-counselor at the Ukrainian Embassy in Poland and headed the MFA's Consular Service Department. He was appointed Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey in 2016 and served in this role until May 19, 2021. After being dismissed from his ambassadorial post, Sybiha became Deputy Head of the President's Office and later First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in April 2024.",
  "summary": "The Verkhovna Rada has appointed Andrii Sybiha as Ukraine's foreign minister.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ukraines-ousted-defense-minister-calls-for-wartime-elections-in",
        "published": "2026-08-19T08:04:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Ukraine's former defense minister calls for elections and denounces corruption, defying Zelensky",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ukraines-former-defense-minister-calls-for-elections-and-denounces",
        "published": "2026-08-19T08:26:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Ousted Ukraine defence minister challenges Zelensky's leadership",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ousted-ukraine-defence-minister-challenges-zelenskys-leadership",
        "published": "2026-08-19T09:23:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy on tasks for new foreign, defense ministers: More strength for Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/zelenskyy-on-tasks-for-new-foreign-defense-ministers-more-strength",
        "published": "2026-08-19T11:24:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}