Ruslan Stefanchuk

Ukrainian opposition lawmaker rejects bill on martial law and mobilization extension

Oleksiy Honcharenko, MP from the European Solidarity party will vote against bills to extend martial law and general mobilization, he wrote on Telegram on April 15.

16 April 2025, 10:18 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

European lawmakers visit Kyiv on Bucha anniversary in powerful show of support for Ukraine

A delegation of parliamentary leaders from across Europe arrived in Kyiv on March 31 in a strong show of support for Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk announced on Facebook.

31 March 2025, 08:17 PM

Ukraine preparing to accelerate minerals deal negotiations with US from next week

The Ukrainian government will actively work towards finalizing a mineral resources agreement and security guarantees with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump starting Feb. 24, Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said in an interview with Japanese outlet NHK.

22 February 2025, 09:33 PM

Ukraine’s Parliament moves to accelerate EU integration laws

The Ukrainian Parliament plans to accelerate the adoption of laws related to the country's European integration, Verkhovna Rada speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said, RBC-Ukraine reported on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 03:12 PM

Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Stefanchuk defends MPs' foreign trips

Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk addressed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's criticism of MPs' foreign trips, saying only 37 lawmakers have visited the U.S., during a conference on Ukraine’s EU accession, Radio Liberty reported on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 02:36 PM

State-seized assets to benefit war veterans — ARMA

Seized assets under state management will be directed towards rehabilitation of veterans, Ukraine’s Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) announced on Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 11:51 PM

Zelenskyy rejects bill to abolish daylight saving time, citing economic concerns

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not plan to sign the bill abolishing the transition to daylight saving time in Ukraine, BBC reported on Oct. 24, citing sources.

24 October 2024, 06:44 PM

Croatia's PM and key cabinet ministers arrive in Kyiv

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and several members of his cabinet arrived in Kyiv with an unannounced visit to meet Ukrainian officials and to participate in the Crimea Platform summit, Croatia's public broadcasting company HRT Vijesti reported on Sept. 11.

11 September 2024, 01:43 PM

Stefanchuk meets with House Speaker Johnson to discuss US military aid

Speaker of the Ukrainian parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk met with House Speaker Mike Johnson in Italy, reiterating Kyiv’s requests to lift the remaining restrictions on the use of U.S.-supplied weapons against targets deep in Russian territory, Stefanchuk announced on Sept. 5.

5 September 2024, 08:52 PM

Kuleba resigns as Ukraine's Foreign Minister

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba submitted his resignation to the Verkhovna Rada, the parliament’s Speaker, Ruslan Stefanchuk, announced on Facebook on Sept. 4.

4 September 2024, 09:44 AM

Parliament speaker: Ukraine may raise taxes in September for military funding

Ukraine will likely begin discussing tax increases in September 2024, Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said in TV interview on Aug. 17.

18 August 2024, 03:53 PM

Ukrainian parliament to consider UOC-MP ban, says Ruslan Stefanchuk

In the coming days, the Verkhovna Rada will consider a draft law to ban the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said in an interview with We Ukraine TV channel on Aug. 17.

18 August 2024, 11:18 AM

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

Parliamentary recess extended by one week

The Ukrainian parliament has postponed its next plenary session for one week, most likely due to significant personnel changes in the government, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported via Telegram on July 1.

2 July 2024, 02:20 AM

Putin’s peace terms ‘suicide’ for Ukraine – Rada Speaker

Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, dismissed Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s conditions for peace talks as “suicide” for Ukraine in a Facebook post on June 14.

15 June 2024, 02:21 PM

Ukraine and Poland begin negotiations on comprehensive security agreement

Kyiv and Warsaw have begun official negotiations on a bilateral security agreement, aiming for it to be "as ambitious as possible," Ukrainian Parliament Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk said at a joint briefing with Polish Senate Marshal Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska, Interfax-Ukraine reported on May 24.

24 May 2024, 05:48 PM

Ukraine's Parliament facilitates media entry amid martial law concerns

The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk has signed a decree allowing journalists to enter the legislature building under martial law, according to a statement on the Rada's website on May 8.

8 May 2024, 04:48 PM

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