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Ruling party cohesion crumbles, deputy chair warns

About 40 MPs from the ruling Servant of the People party are ready to resign, and the party struggles to marshal votes for key bills, deputy party chair Andriy Motovilovets told Forbes Ukraine on March 13.

14 March, 01:19 AM

Zelenskyy’s party still hunting for key ministers

After Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko’s meeting with representatives of the President’s party, no candidate for the vacant ministerial posts has yet been approved, Members of the Servant of the People (SN) ruling political party told NV.

3 December 2025, 01:29 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

Parliament speaker proposes reducing members to 300, citing demographics

Ukraine may reduce its parliament from 450 to 300 members due to a shrinking population, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said in an interview with news agency Ukrinform on April 11, reviving a 2019 proposal from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stalled by judicial pushback.

11 April 2025, 05:02 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

Lviv court keeps former Ukrainian MP murderer in custody

The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Lviv has extended the detention of Vyacheslav Zinchenko, the suspect in the murder of linguist and former MP Iryna Farion, for another 60 days, Radio Liberty reported on Jan. 3.

3 January 2025, 01:56 PM

Russian missile attack threat on government quarter prompts Ukrainian parliament session cancellation

The cancellation of the Ukrainian parliament session scheduled for Nov. 22 due to a credible threat of a Russian attack on government buildings in downtown Kyiv has been confirmed by several MPs, public broadcaster Suspilne reported.

22 November 2024, 11:45 AM

Ukrainian MP Oleh Makarov from Holos political party dies at 59

Oleh Makarov, a member of Ukraine’s ninth parliamentary convocation and Holos party representative, has passed away at the age of 59, Verkhovna Rada press service reported on Oct. 29.

29 October 2024, 01:20 PM

Verkhovna Rada approves renaming of over 300 Ukrainian settlements

Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) approved a resolution to rename 327 settlements as part of the country’s ongoing decommunization and derussification efforts, MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak from the Holos party reported on Telegram on Sept. 19.

19 September 2024, 02:45 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

Bundestag sees Kursk success as reason to send more Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

Markus Faber, head of the Bundestag's Defense Committee, stated that the Ukrainian army's offensive in Kursk Oblast provides a pretext for transferring more German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, he wrote on X on Aug. 11.

12 August 2024, 10:55 AM

Shmyhal's position as Prime Minister remains secure, says Ukrainian MP

Yaroslav Zheleznyak, MP from the Voice faction and First Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Taxation, and Customs Policy, addressed rumors about Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal’s potential dismissal on Radio NV on Aug. 7.

8 August 2024, 10:56 AM

What is wrong with nuclear units construction in Ukraine — MP explains

Nuclear plants construction amid the war ongoing is a bad idea, since Ukraine's budget will have to spend UAH 40 billion ($0.97 billion) per year, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Telegram on July 30.

30 July 2024, 12:41 PM

Russian MP advocates penal battalions for indiscipline in army

Member of the Russian parliamentary committee on defense, Lieutenant General Viktor Sobolev, proposed the idea to legalize punitive companies and battalions for any "violation of discipline," OSINT analyst Oles Filonenko reported on X on July 25.

25 July 2024, 01:35 PM

Russian neo-Nazi group claims responsibility for former Ukrainian MP Farion murder

The Russian neo-Nazi group NS/WP allegedly claimed responsibility for the murder of Ukrainian linguist, public figure and former MP Iryna Farion, Russian Telegram channel ASTRA reported on July 24.

25 July 2024, 11:59 AM

Ukrainian police seek suspect in murder of former MP Iryna Farion

The National Police of Ukraine has issued a wanted notice for a man in his 20s who may be involved in the murder of linguist and former MP Iryna Farion, Lviv Oblast police reported on July 21.

22 July 2024, 10:46 AM

Crimean parliament leader discusses strategies for Ukraine to liberate Crimea

First Deputy of the Mejlis (Parliament) of the Crimean Tatar people, recently returned from Russian captivity, believes that Ukraine will be able to liberate Crimea using a combined approach, Nariman Dzhelal said in an interview with NV on July 10.

11 July 2024, 06:11 PM

Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers faces significant reshuffle

MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said he received information about the possible dismissal of Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal "from many colleagues who are in the decision-making center, which is quite limited and obviously not located in the Ukrainian Parliament," during an interview with Radio NV on July 4.

5 July 2024, 05:25 PM

Bodyguard arrested in connection with assault on ex-serviceman in Dnipro

Ukrainian court remanded in custody for two months without bail MP Mykola Tyshchenko's bodyguard Konstantin Tsuberu, who was involved in attack on former military officer in Dnipro, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported on Telegram on June 26.

27 June 2024, 11:44 AM

Former Ukrainian soldier beaten by MP Tyshchenko's orders, says SBI

A group of people, acting on orders from controversial MP Tyshchenko, beat up a former Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman, according to the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) on June 25. The victim was held and inflicted with bodily harm.

25 June 2024, 10:59 AM

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