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Russian MP calls for seizure of Kyiv after Moscow drone attack

Russian lawmaker Alexei Zhuravlyov called on Russian forces to secure Ukraine's "capitulation" and seize Kyiv following a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, according to remarks carried by Russian state-aligned media on June 18.

18 June, 04:48 PM

Major government program has failed as crisis deepens – lawmaker

Ukraine’s housing shortage has shifted from chronic to critical as of early 2026, lawmaker Danylo Hetmantsev, head of parliament’s finance, tax and customs committee, wrote in a column for NV on Apr. 7.

7 April, 10:19 AM

38 MPs sick simultaneously, some require IV drips

38 MPs have fallen ill simultaneously, with some requiring IV treatment, Parliament Committee Head Halyna Tretiakova reported on Feb. 13.

13 February, 02:41 PM

Verkhovna Rada session closed after lawmakers reportedly poisoned

A plenary session of Ukraine’s parliament scheduled for Thursday was canceled after a large number of lawmakers fell ill in what could be a case of food poisoning or a viral infection, sources in the Verkhovna Rada told Ukrainska Pravda on Feb. 12

12 February, 03:17 PM

European Parliament approves urgent procedure for €90B loan to Ukraine

The European Parliament voted during a plenary session in Strasbourg to apply an urgent procedure to three bills that would allow the EU to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan in 2026–27, European Pravda reported on Jan. 20.

20 January, 05:39 PM

Zelenskyy convenes Servant of the People party for ‘swift, principled’ decisions

President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced a meeting with the leadership of the Verkhovna Rada and MPs from the Servant of the People ruling party in his Telegram post, published on Nov. 18.

18 November 2025, 12:29 PM

Court rules against foreign travel ban on Ukrainian MPs

In a case against the government brought by former Ukrainian president and opposition leader Petro Poroshenko, the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal ruled that a 2023 ban on foreign travel of MPs without government approval is illegal, Poroshenko’s European Solidarity party announced on Nov. 4.

5 November 2025, 02:29 AM

Bulgarian police conduct large-scale searches at the request of Ukraine’s NABU

Bulgarian authorities are conducting searches in Sofia and other cities at the request of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau, BTA reported on Aug. 12.

12 August 2025, 06:15 PM

Government launches public competition for State Customs leader, reveals commission

The Ukrainian government launched an open competition to select a new head of the State Customs Service, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Telegram on Aug. 4.

4 August 2025, 04:40 PM

Critical minerals agreement moves forward, but fund structure may shift — Ukrainian MP

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal accurately said that Ukraine and the United States agreed not to count prior U.S. aid toward the critical minerals agreement, but he left out a key detail, Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak wrote on April 28.

28 April 2025, 10:16 AM

Lawmaker details potential timeframe for Ukraine’s next election

Holding genuine elections—not a mere imitation—would require significant time and effort, Serhii Rakhmanin, a member of Ukraine’s parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, told Radio NV on March 19.

20 March 2025, 06:25 PM

Zelenskyy names condition for lifting NSDC sanctions on Poroshenko

Sanctions were imposed on former President and lawmaker Petro Poroshenko due to alleged financial misconduct and could be lifted if the misappropriated funds were returned, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Feb. 13 during a visit to the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, Suspilne reported.

13 February 2025, 06:32 PM

Ukraine’s SBU explains restrictions against Poroshenko, Medvedchuk, Boholiubov, Zhevago, and Kolomoisky

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) imposed indefinite sanctions on five individuals during a Feb. 12 meeting, citing “threats to national security” and “obstruction of sustainable economic development,” Ukraine’s SBU Security Service announced on Feb. 13.

13 February 2025, 03:13 PM

Zelenskyy slams Ukrainian MPs for frequent foreign trips

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticized members of parliament for frequently traveling abroad instead of focusing on domestic issues at a briefing with journalists on Feb. 6, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reports.

6 February 2025, 08:56 PM

MP Dmytruk spotted in London: Media publishes video

MP Artem Dmytruk, who illegally crossed the Ukrainian-Moldovan border, was reportedly seen in a shopping center in London, Hromadske reported on Sept. 2, citing a reader.

2 September 2024, 05:00 PM

Ukrainian MP Dmytruk entered Moldova as regular refugee – Interior Ministry

Ukrainian MP Artem Dmytruk did not disclose his parliamentary status while crossing the border into Moldova, Moldovan Interior Minister Adrian Efros said in an interview with Radio Svoboda on Aug. 27.

27 August 2024, 04:43 PM

Economic Security Bureau exposes costly impact of Ukrainian lawmaker benefits

Ukraine is losing tens of billions of hryvnias due to various benefits claimed by lawmakers, with such benefits constituing part of broader schemes, stated acting head of the Economic Security Bureau Andriy Pashchuk in an interview with Ukrinform on March 4.

5 March 2024, 04:10 PM

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