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US–Ukraine mineral fund may begin within months of ratification — Svyrydenko

The US–Ukraine Recovery Investment Fund on cooperation in the field of critical minerals, may begin operating within a few months after it is ratified, Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said, Suspilne national broadcaster reported on May 1.

2 May 2025, 08:10 AM

US expects Ukrainian parliament to ratify resource extraction deal within days

The Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) could ratify the U.S.–Ukrainian resource exploitation and infrastructure investment agreement in the coming days, Sky News reported on May 1.

1 May 2025, 11:38 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

Zelenskyy signs law extending martial law and mobilization in Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed legislation extending martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine for another 90 days, Ukrainian Parliament wrote on its website on April 18.

18 April 2025, 02:01 PM

Parliament backs bill to join EU’s roaming-free zone

The Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) approved a bill that aims to integrate Ukraine into EU’s agreement on abolishing mobile roaming surcharges, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on April 15.

15 April 2025, 09:39 PM

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

Poroshenko barred from another overseas trip, party says

The European Solidarity party said the leadership of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) canceled the Brussels trip of Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine’s fifth president and party leader, party’s press service reported on March 14.

15 March 2025, 12:44 AM

Majority of Ukrainians still see Zelenskyy and parliament as legitimate

Most Ukrainians continue to view both President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Verkhovna Rada as legitimate authorities, despite the expiration of their constitutional terms and the ongoing state of martial law, NV wrote citing new Socis survey results.

26 February 2025, 02:34 PM

Ceasefire won't immediately end martial law in Ukraine, MP warns

Martial law will not necessarily be lifted immediately after a potential ceasefire deal with Moscow, Ukrainian MP and member of the parliamentary Defense Committee, Fedir Venislavsky, told RFE/RL on Feb. 17.

17 February 2025, 11:42 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

Ukraine's parliament greenlights overseas military missions during wartime

The Ukrainian parliament has approved a bill allowing the deployment of Ukrainian military units to other countries during wartime, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram on Jan. 15.

15 January 2025, 06:12 PM

Parliament votes to request President Zelenskyy to strip MP Boyko of Hero of Ukraine title

The Ukrainian parliament has voted to support a request to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to strip Yuriy Boyko of his Hero of Ukraine title following pro-Russian statements, Golos MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram on Dec. 19.

19 December 2024, 03:11 PM

Zelenskyy signs law raising taxes

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Law No. 11416-d on Nov. 28 to increase taxes, according to the Ukrainian parliament’s website.

28 November 2024, 06:54 PM

Presidential Office in Kyiv maintains standard security measures despite Russian threat

The Ukrainian Presidential Office is operating normally on Nov. 22 despite warnings of a Russian attack on the government quarter, the presidential press secretary, Sergii Nykyforov has said, according to news agency Interfax Ukraine.

22 November 2024, 01:06 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

Cabinet prepares 2025 budget draft for second reading

The Cabinet has approved a draft of 2025 state budget for second reading in the parliament, Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal announced on Nov. 8.

8 November 2024, 09:27 PM

Most Ukrainians oppose right to run for office for those who fled during war – poll

A majority of Ukrainians (81-82%) believe that citizens who left the country during the war and did not return should not have the right to run in the first post-war elections, according to a Razumkov Center think tank poll released on Oct. 28.

5 November 2024, 02:23 PM

Ukraine's parliament approves 2025 budget in first reading, focus remains on defense and security

The 2025 budget has been approved in the first reading, Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram on Oct. 31.

31 October 2024, 03:45 PM

Parliament supports extension of martial law and general mobilization for 90 days

On Oct. 29, the Verkhovna Rada approved bills to extend martial law and general mobilization for an additional 90 days, until Feb. 7, 2025, according to MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak from the Holos faction on Telegram.

29 October 2024, 02:12 PM

Ukrainian MP calls on Zelenskyy to reject controversial tax hike

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is being urged to veto a bill amending the Tax Code (No. 11416-d), which raises the military levy and other taxes. Nina Yuzhanina, a member of parliament from the European Solidarity faction and former chair of the Tax Committee, made the call, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

17 October 2024, 11:55 AM

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