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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

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

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