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Parliament resumes live session broadcasts

The Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) will soon resume live broadcasts of its plenary sessions, as Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk signed the corresponding resolution on Sept. 9.

9 September 2025, 09:37 PM

Ukraine’s parliament votes to broadcast sessions again

Ukraine’s parliament passed a resolution to restore live broadcasts of its plenary sessions, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram on Sept. 4.

4 September 2025, 03:43 PM

Parubiy assassin had no accomplices in Ukraine, police say

The suspect in the assassination of former Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy had no accomplices inside Ukraine and planned to flee to Khmelnytskyi Oblast to hide, National Police said on Sept. 2.

2 September 2025, 09:45 PM

Anti-corruption bodies sound alarm on oversight reform bill debated in parliament

The Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) is scheduled to debate a bill that could seriously hinder investigations into high-level corruption, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) warned on Sept. 1.

1 September 2025, 11:38 PM

Parubiy assassin confesses, admits Russian contacts—report

A man suspected of killing former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy has confessed to the assassination and told law enforcement about his Russian contacts, RFE/RL reported on Sept. 1, citing sources.

1 September 2025, 08:28 PM

Ukrainian police track suspect in assassination of Andriy Parubiy

Ukrainian police are closing in on the suspect who shot and killed former speaker of parliament Andriy Parubiy in Lviv, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing law enforcement sources.

30 August 2025, 06:37 PM

Parliament fails to advance Accounting Chamber reform

The Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) has failed to establish an independent advisory charged with vetting candidates for the Accounting Chamber, Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said in a Telegram post on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 09:36 PM

Civil society, media demand live airing of Rada sessions and agendas

More than 50 civil society organizations and media outlets urged Ukraine’s Parliament to restore live broadcasts of its plenary sessions on the Rada TV channel and publish agendas in advance, according to a statement released by the Chesno movement on July 28.

28 July 2025, 02:34 PM

Ukraine’s Parliament fast-tracks bill fixing scandalous anti-graft law

The Ukrainian Parliament will consider President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's bill No. 13533, which restores the institutional independence of the country's anti-corruption agencies, on July 31, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk announced on Facebook on July 25.

25 July 2025, 01:53 PM

MP Zheleznyak calls NABU, SAPO vote ‘dirtiest’ in Rada

The atmosphere in the Verkhovna Rada during the vote on bill No. 12414 on July 22, which limits the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) was shocking, Golos MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak told Radio NV.

23 July 2025, 04:58 PM

Zelenskyy formally nominates Shmyhal to lead Defense Ministry

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) to confirm former PM Denys Shmyhal as the new Defense Minister, Zelenskyy announced on July 16.

16 July 2025, 08:42 PM

Ukraine's parliament backs exit from anti-personnel mine ban treaty

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada voted to suspend the country’s participation in the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, known as the Ottawa Convention, according to MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak’s Telegram post on July 15.

15 July 2025, 02:55 PM

Martial law and mobilization to stretch into late 2025 - Ukrainian MP

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted draft laws to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) proposing to extend martial law and general mobilization in the country, the official website wrote on July 14.

14 July 2025, 12:30 PM

No talks yet on Shmyhal’s dismissal, parliamentary sources say

No discussions about dismissing Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal or his Cabinet have taken place within President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Servant of the People parliamentary party, and no such meetings are planned, three anonymous party members told NV on June 26.

26 June 2025, 05:55 PM

Examining Ukraine’s new dual citizenship bill

A new bill passed by the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) on June 18 allows Ukrainians to hold dual citizenship for the first time in the country’s history, potentially reshaping the relationship between Ukraine and its global diaspora.

19 June 2025, 12:27 AM

MP Dovhyi abruptly resigns, quits politics

Ukrainian MP Oles Dovhyi submitted a resignation statement relinquishing his mandate, the MP announced via Facebook on June 18.

18 June 2025, 11:49 PM

Russia cannot mount another large-scale offensive in Ukraine, MP says

The Russian military lacks resources for another large-scale, combined arms offensive operation in Ukraine, Serhiy Rakhmanin, a Ukrainian MP and sitting member of the parliamentary Defense Committee, told NV on June 16.

17 June 2025, 01:33 AM

Collaborators and traitors banned from adopting children in Ukraine

The legislation, approved by the Verkhovna Rada on May 14, prohibits those convicted of state treason, collaborationism, or war propaganda from becoming adoptive parents. The update was announced on Telegram by Iryna Herashchenko, a member of Parliament from the European Solidarity party.

14 May 2025, 05:35 PM

Ukrainian parliament ratifies mineral agreement with the U.S.

Ukraine’s parliament ratified a bilateral agreement with the United States on critical minerals cooperation, Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on May 8, noting that lawmakers from all parties and groups backed the measure with 338 votes in favor.

8 May 2025, 06:29 PM

US envoy confirms Rada to vote on minerals deal on May 8

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada will vote on May 8 to ratify a minerals agreement with the United States, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Julie Davis has said, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine reported on X.

7 May 2025, 03:20 PM

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