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Parliament prepares bill to regulate Telegram

The Ukrainian parliament will consider a bill aimed at regulating Telegram in Ukraine by late September, parliamentary Information Policy Committee announced on Aug. 29.

30 August 2024, 11:47 PM

Tax hike bill advances in parliament

Ukraine’s parliamentary Finance Committee has supported a significant military tax increase, committee Deputy Chairman Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Aug. 29.

29 August 2024, 08:55 PM

Tax hike bill revised; Budget revenue to drop

The Cabinet of Ministers’ tax hike bill has undergone several changes, resulting in a planned budget increase being reduced by four times, Danylo Hetmantsev, head of the parliamentary committee on finance, tax, and customs policy, announced on Telegram following the work of the tax legislation working group.

28 August 2024, 05:03 PM

Parliamentary committee condemns disinformation campaign targeting Moscow Patriarchate church ban bill

The Rada Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy reported a “frantic campaign” to discredit the bill banning religious organizations associated with Russia, according to an Aug. 1 statement on the parliament’s website.

2 August 2024, 12:19 PM

Parliament revises Ukrainian bill allowing corrupt officials to avoid jail

Ukraine's parliamentary committee is revising controversial bill No. 11340, which proposes allowing corrupt officials to "buy their way out" of legal consequences, Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said on national television on July 25.

26 July 2024, 12:19 PM

Zelenskyy signs bill establishing English as language of international communication in Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Bill No. 9432 on the use of the English language in Ukraine into law on June 26, according to the website of the Verkhovna Rada.

26 June 2024, 08:33 PM

Proposed military police in Ukraine to receive expanded operational powers

The Ukrainian parliament has introduced a bill aimed at establishing a military police force to enhance law and order within the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces.

19 June 2024, 02:10 PM

Lawyer discusses impact and challenges of Ukraine's new English language bill

The Ukrainian Parliament passed Bill No. 9432, establishing English as an international communication language, NV reported, discussing its impact with Vitaliy Dudin of the NGO Social Movement.

5 June 2024, 05:48 PM

Ukrainian Parliament approves English language bill amid cinema industry backlash

The Ukrainian Parliament has approved Bill No. 9432, which aims to elevate the status of English in Ukraine, MP Oleksiy Honcharenko announced on Telegram on June 4.

4 June 2024, 02:52 PM

White House urges Georgian PMs: Do not override veto on ‘Foreign Agents’ bill

U.S. National Security Council spokesperson called on members of Georgia's parliament to “show courage” and not to override the veto on bill on transparency of foreign influence, which was imposed by President Salome Zourabichvili, Adrienne Watson wrote on X on May 18.

19 May 2024, 03:49 PM

Lowering conscription age to 25 can provide Ukrainian Armed Forces with 100,000 more recruits

Conscripting people from the age of 25 could add about 100,000 young soldiers to Ukrainian Armed Forces, NV's sister publication Ukrainska Pravda reported on May 16.

16 May 2024, 02:55 PM

Ukrainian President talks with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with Hakeem Jeffries, the leader of the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives, who now leads the minority, Zelenskyy announced on April 28.

28 April 2024, 06:40 PM

Ukraine strengthens border defenses with 15,000 new personnel

Verkhovna Rada approved a bill to increase number of State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine by 15.000 servicemen to control the border more effectively, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak from Voice faction reported on Telegram on April 24.

24 April 2024, 02:33 PM

Ukrainian parties may lose state funding to support national defense efforts

The Verkhovna Rada has registered bill No. 11189, which proposes to allocate all public funds for party funding to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the chair of the Committee on Freedom of Speech, Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, announced on April 23.

23 April 2024, 07:08 PM

Ukraine's Foreign Minister declares U.S. aid bill a 'bad day for Putin'

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba thanked the U.S. House of Representatives, its speaker, and members of both parties for passing a decision to help Ukraine, calling it a "bad day for Putin" in a post on X on April 20.

21 April 2024, 01:23 PM

U.S. House to decide on $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan today

The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on a substantial military aid package worth over $60 billion for Ukraine on April 20, potentially breaking through years of bipartisan gridlock.

20 April 2024, 04:34 PM

New mobilization bill effective date revealed

The mobilization bill, recently published in the official parliamentary publication Holos Ukrainy, will come into force on May 18, in accordance with Ukrainian law.

17 April 2024, 11:44 AM

Russia found new ways to 'calm down' its soldiers and wives of fallen occupants - British Intelligence

The Kremlin passed new laws that are likely an attempt to cheer up Russian soldiers, financially encouraging more recruits to join army in exchange for benefits, and limiting criticism from wives of fallen occupiers, British Intelligence reported on April 13.

13 April 2024, 06:51 PM

MP reveals closed loopholes in passed mobilization bill

Loopholes in the mobilization bill were explained by Iryna Friz, a member of the Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence from the European Solidarity political party, in an interview with Radio NV on April 11, offering insights ahead of its passage.

13 April 2024, 04:22 PM

Russian troops outnumber Ukrainian forces seven to ten times, says Joint Forces Commander

Kyiv is facing a significant shortage of soldiers, with Russian troops outnumbering the Ukrainian Armed Forces by seven to ten times, the Joint Forces Commander Lieutenant-General Yuriy Sodol said in his April 11 address to the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) ahead of the crucial vote on the conscription bill.

12 April 2024, 11:55 AM

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