Oleksandr Korniyenko

Ukraine rules out wartime elections, prepares for postwar vote

Ukraine cannot hold elections under the current full-scale war conditions imposed by Russia, but significant work lies ahead to prepare for the country’s first postwar national elections, First Vice Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada and Servant of the People party leader Oleksandr Korniyenko said on March 22, according to the Verkhovna Rada press service.

23 March, 04:09 PM

Post-war elections will cost $140 million to hold

It will take roughly UAH6 billion ($140 million) to pay for national elections in Ukraine, with roughly 90 percent of that sum going toward salaries for election officials, Deputy Speaker of the Ukrainian parliament Oleksandr Korniyenko said on Feb. 5.

6 February, 01:51 AM

Rada forms seven subgroups to draft election rules during wartime — Korniyenko

Ukraine’s parliament has formed seven subgroups of lawmakers to begin drafting legislation on holding elections during martial law, Deputy Speaker Oleksandr Korniyenko said during a working group meeting of the Verkhovna Rada on Jan. 8.

8 January, 06:33 PM

Ukrainian parliament forming working group on possible wartime presidential election — Arakhamia

Ukraine’s parliament is setting up a working group to “quickly review” the possibility of holding a presidential election during martial law, ruling Servant of the People faction leader Davyd Arakhamia said on Dec. 22.

22 December 2025, 02:51 PM

Korniyenko to lead working group on wartime election legislation — media

First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Korniyenko will head a working group tasked with drafting a bill on holding elections in Ukraine during wartime, RBC-Ukraine reported on Dec. 16, citing a source.

16 December 2025, 02:46 PM

Ukraine’s parliament sees EU accession talks ending by 2028 as realistic — Korniyenko

First Deputy Speaker of Ukraine’s Parliament Oleksandr Korniyenko said completing negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union by 2028 is a realistic goal. He made the comment in an interview with European Pravda.

11 November 2025, 11:23 AM

Council sees possibility of Ukraine’s EU accession with Balkan states

A "package" accession to the European Union together with the Balkan states is possible, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniyenko said in an interview with Ukrinform on June 13.

13 June 2025, 12:42 PM

Ukrainian MP addresses Trump's Zelenskyy 4% rating comment

Ukrainian MP and first deputy chair of the Verkhovna Rada, Oleksandr Korniyenko, commented on U.S. President Donald Trump's statement regarding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's alleged 4% approval rating at the NV event "Ukraine Changes the World: Dialogues on Opportunities" on Feb. 19.

19 February 2025, 04:55 PM

Poroshenko loses legal battle over exit denial, Lviv Court rules

The Lviv District Administrative Court ruled against Ukraine’s former president, Petro Poroshenko, in a lawsuit filed against Ukraine’s Parliament Deputy Speaker, Oleksandr Korniyenko, and seven Carpathian border guards who prevented his departure from the country, the court’s chief public relations specialist, Tetyana Romaniv, told the Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne on March 14.

14 March 2024, 07:03 PM

Oleksandr Korniyenko