Head of Ukraine security service resigns, replacedAP, KYIVUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday replaced the head of the security service, continuing a top-level reshuffle ahead of a trip to Paris where he hoped to finalize agreements with allies on how to ensure that Russia does not repeat its invasion if a peace agreement is signed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, left, shakes hands with former head of the security service Vasyl Maliuk in Kyiv on Monday. Besides being a former deputy prime minister, she also served as Canadian minister of international trade, minister of foreign affairs and minister of finance, and helped negotiate trade agreements with both Europe and the US. Freeland and US President Donald Trump have had a sometimes-fraught relationship that could work against Ukraine. During Trump’s first meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office, the president recalled his own antipathy for Freeland.

Source: Taipei Times January 06, 2026 17:35 UTC