The price of bitcoin fell by 1. 65% over the past 24 hours to $61,215 amid concerns about high interest rates, tighter regulation, and outflows from cryptocurrency investment products.
German Development Minister Svenja Schulze's meeting with sacked Ukrainian Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov in Kyiv was canceled after it became known that the Verkhovna Rada had dismissed him.
The Verkhovna Rada passed a bill that introduces mechanisms for local democracy, including public consultations, discussions, meetings, petitions, and community participation in budgeting, and obliges local deputies to report to their communities.
The Verkhovna Rada approved the distribution of revenues from the lease of state land, according to which 90% of revenues are directed to the state budget and 10% to local budgets, which will increase state budget revenues and provide additional funds to finance the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Chief of Staff of the Verkhovna Rada proposed to provide official housing to the staff of the Verkhovna Rada by amending the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers on official housing.
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a law allowing trained Ukrposhta employees to carry and use firearms to protect postal funds and facilities from attacks.
The Verkhovna Rada supported a draft law allowing foreigners serving in the Ukrainian armed forces to obtain Ukrainian citizenship and grant temporary residence permits to their family members.
The Verkhovna Rada passed a law allowing the simultaneous issuance of Ukrainian passports and passports for traveling abroad, including for Ukrainians abroad, with different prices depending on the time of issuance.
The Verkhovna Rada passed a law allowing for the early release of prisoners for military service during mobilization or martial law, with the exception of those convicted of corruption, premeditated murder, crimes against national security, or sexual violence.
MPs summoned the head of the Bureau of Economic Security, Serhiy Perkhun, to the Verkhovna Rada because of the searches of the CEO Club conducted by the BES.
The Verkhovna Rada approves extension of martial law and general mobilization for 90 days until August 11, with 339 and 336 MPs voting in favor, respectively.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted amendments to the Budget Code that allow the proceeds from the sale of state-owned enterprises to be transferred to the state budget.
The Parliament plans to consider a draft law to increase the salaries of civil servants of certain courts by applying appropriate regional coefficients based on the population of the locality where the court is located.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider a draft law that would criminalize electronic and communication fraud, including the unlawful use of personal data and banking information to seize property by electronic means.
The HACC imposed a pre-trial restraint in the form of detention on the former head of the State Property Fund, Sennichenko, who, according to the investigation, headed a criminal group that seized more than UAH 500 million from state-owned enterprises such as Odesa Port Plant and United Mining and Chemical Company in 2019-2021.
A prominent businessman suspected of legalization of the proceeds of crime was served a notice of suspicion of organizing a contract killing.
The Parliament plans to impose fines of 850 to 1,700 hryvnias on parents for evading education and upbringing of young or underage children.
More than 2,000 vacancies are available in recruitment centers and another 10,000 are posted online for various roles such as drivers, mechanics, shooters, UAV operators, medics and logisticians to staff combat units directly involved in combat operations.
In recent months, about 85-87% of Ukrainian agricultural products have been exported by sea, with the volume of road transportation increasing after the border was unblocked.
Ukraine plans to grow several times more grains and oilseeds than domestic demand, remaining a significant exporter and influencing international prices.
About 20 million hectares of land are currently used for growing grains and oilseeds in Ukraine, of which more than 13 million hectares are spring crops sown in the spring, despite the fact that 15-18% of agricultural land remains under temporary occupation.
Russia has become completely economically and politically dependent on China because of sanctions that allow it to import goods and components for weapons from China, forming a strategic alliance against the United States.
Ukrainian pilots and engineers continue to train on F-16s on an ongoing basis, completing language training, ground training, and light aircraft training before starting training on the multi-role F-16s, using all available seats provided by air coalition partners as Ukraine awaits delivery of F-16s to protect its airspace and conduct strikes on occupied territory.
Last night, the enemy did not use missile strikes or Shahed drones, but the Air Force constantly observes the activity of Russian Su-34 and Su-35 tactical aircraft near the border with Ukraine.
The Verkhovna Rada is planning to consider a bill that would allow for the early release of some prisoners for military service during mobilization or martial law, except for those convicted of serious crimes such as murder, rape, terrorism, or drunken driving that caused death.
Ukrposhta employees will have the right to carry and use firearms to protect postal funds and facilities, subject to special training and strict conditions, according to a draft law that will be reconsidered by the Verkhovna Rada with proposals from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The Verkhovna Rada plans to consider in the second reading a draft law that increases fines for evading mobilization from UAH 3,400 to UAH 25,500, depending on the violation and whether it occurred during a special period.
President Zelenskyy has held international talks and personally invited the leaders of Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, and Canada to the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland to garner support for the Ukrainian peace formula and force Russia to peace.
President Zelenskyy held a meeting to discuss the situation at the front, domestic arms production and brigade manning, emphasizing the need for real logistics to ensure timely delivery of weapons and ammunition from partners to Ukrainian soldiers.
Poland will continue to pay the subscription fee for the more than 20,000 Starlink terminals transferred to Ukraine, providing critical communications and Internet access for Ukrainians.
