Verkhovna Rada

Ukraine is set to repeal over 60 regulations, significantly cutting costs for businesses

The Cabinet of Ministers has supported a bill to abolish 63 unnecessary requirements, allowing businesses to save about UAH 400 million ($10.9 million), according to the Government Portal on June 24.

24 June 2025, 12:44 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

Ukraine’s parliament adopts multiple citizenship bill with 243 votes

The Ukrainian parliament passed law #11469, legalizing multiple citizenship with 243 votes, incorporating all committee amendments, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak from the Golos party reported on Telegram on June 18.

18 June 2025, 01:08 PM

Verkhovna Rada appoints Ruslan Kravchenko as Prosecutor General of Ukraine

The Verkhovna Rada voted to appoint Ruslan Kravchenko as Prosecutor General of Ukraine, as reported by Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a People's Deputy from the Voice faction, on Telegram on June 17.

17 June 2025, 03:39 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

Verkhovna Rada will approve the resignation of Shmyhal and name his successor

The President's Office may soon plan to dismiss Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and the entire government, suggested Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak on Telegram on June 16.

16 June 2025, 01:19 PM

Zelenskyy taps tax chief for Prosecutor General

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has submitted Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the State Tax Service, to the position of Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk announced on Facebook on June 16.

16 June 2025, 09:43 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 Parliament adopts bill to establish Military Ombudsman position

The Ukrainian parliament passed Bill No. 13266, which outlines the creation, legal status, responsibilities, and principles of operation for a Military Ombudsman, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak wrote on June 3.

3 June 2025, 02:34 PM

Ukraine and U.S. kick off Reconstruction Fund under subsoil agreement

Ukraine and the United States have completed all necessary procedures to launch the Reconstruction Fund under the subsoil agreement, First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on X on May 23.

23 May 2025, 06:56 PM

Ukrainian MPs urge Zelenskyy to award hero title to slain journalist Roshchyna

Ukrainian lawmakers appealed to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on May 14, to posthumously award the Hero of Ukraine title to journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, killed in Russian captivity, with 246 MPs voting in favor, public broadcaster Suspilne reported.

14 May 2025, 06:24 PM

Ukraine’s parliament approves Budget Code changes for US minerals deal

Ukraine’s legislature passed bill No. 13256 in its first reading on May 13, amending the Budget Code to enable a U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, with 286 lawmakers voting in favor, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak announced on Telegram.

13 May 2025, 06:25 PM

Zelenskyy, Trump talk after resource deal ratification

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on May 8, hours after the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) ratified the U.S.–Ukrainian resource exploitation agreement.

9 May 2025, 01:07 AM

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

Ukraine’s parliamentary committee adjusts US investment fund ratification bill

The Verkhovna Rada’s Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation Committee made editorial changes to the bill ratifying the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund agreement, addressing opposition concerns, committee chair Oleksandr Merezhko told news agency Ukrinform on May 7.

7 May 2025, 04:04 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

Poroshenko demands government meeting to review US resource deal

Former Ukrainian president and political opposition leader Petro Poroshenko seeks a meeting with government officials to review the U.S.–Ukrainian resource exploitation agreement before its ratification, Poroshenko said on May 6.

7 May 2025, 11:25 AM

Government to brief MPs ahead of US resource deal ratification vote

Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko will hold a series of meetings with parliamentary factions in the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) before MPs vote to ratify the U.S.–Ukrainian resource extraction agreement, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on May 5.

5 May 2025, 09:28 PM

Ukraine and US to sign Recovery Fund documents without Rada approval

The technical documents for the Ukrainian-American Recovery Investment Fund will be signed at the institutional level and will not require ratification by the Verkhovna Rada, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on May 2.

2 May 2025, 04:19 PM

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