Ukraine appoints new foreign minister

KIEV -- The Ukrainian parliament voted on Thursday to appoint Andrii Sybiha as the country's new foreign minister, replacing Dmytro Kuleba, according to lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko.

Sybiha won the support of 258 of 315 lawmakers present, Honcharenko said on Telegram.

Earlier in the day, the parliament voted to dismiss Kuleba, who tendered his resignation on Wednesday.

Sybiha, 49, previously served as deputy head of the President's Office and became Kuleba's deputy in April.