Zelensky won't sign the “firewood law”: the Presidential Administration explains to the media why
Kyiv • UNN
The President of Ukraine will not sign the law on changing the penalties for forest use due to technical reasons and a missed veto deadline. The law was supposed to increase liability for illegal logging and timber operations.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not sign a law changing the penalties for forest use, which journalists have dubbed the "firewood law." This was reported to BBC Ukraine by presidential advisor Dmytro Lytvyn, UNN reports.
"The President will not sign this law," he said.
He explained that for technical reasons, the time for the veto had expired.
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The "Firewood Law" is the name given in recent days to the document adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on October 10, which aims to increase responsibility for illegal felling of trees and wood transactions. This is because it contains an article that directly affects ordinary people who stock up on firewood for the winter. Right now, Ukrenergo is warning of a hard winter and possible blackouts.
