Servant of the People

Ukraine asks the White House for permission to use U. S.-supplied weapons to strike Russian military targets in Russia to counter the Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has granted bail in the amount of UAH 12 million and other procedural obligations to MP Andriy Klochko, suspected of illegal enrichment in excess of UAH 11 million.

Kravchuk said that the new ministers of infrastructure and regional policy are expected to be appointed by the end of May after Kubrakov's dismissal, which will be the first step toward separating the two ministries.

Poroshenko's 27 elected representatives in the Rada earned as much during the war as the other 374 MPs combined.

Two models of economic reservation are discussed: one where persons liable for military service pay 35,000 hryvnias in taxes for the maintenance of a soldier, and the other with industry quotas where companies pay the minimum wage of a soldier for each reserved employee.

The Servant of the People faction has decided to split the Ministry of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine into two separate agencies. One is likely to deal with infrastructure issues, and the other with community development.

Despite the ongoing war, the income of 298 Ukrainian MPs increased in 2023 compared to 2022, and the total income of the current MPs exceeded UAH 7 billion.

The Servant of the People faction will hold a meeting to discuss the dismissal of some Cabinet ministers, and tomorrow the parliament is expected to vote on personnel changes.

If the decision to reduce ministries in Ukraine is made, the government will implement it depending on specific tasks and priorities, such as strengthening the security and defense sector.

The American fund Argentem Creek Partners, which is suing for a grain terminal in Odesa, is financing the business of Russians close to Rosneft, foreign media reports.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has resumed consideration of a preventive measure against Mykola Solsky, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, who is suspected of seizing state land.

The Shevchenkivsky District Court of Kyiv has extended the detention of businessman Ihor Kolomoisky until June 2, 2024, with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 1. 96 billion.

MP Mariana Bezuhla decided to remain in the Servant of the People faction in order not to let the President down in difficult times.

Ukrainian men aged 18-60 who are abroad must update their military registration data at consulates within 60 days so that employees of the Territorial Recruitment Center understand who is abroad and do not waste time on issuing subpoenas in Ukraine.

According to the CHESNO Movement, at least 54 members of the Verkhovna Rada are suspected of committing criminal offenses, mostly corruption and treason.

Olena Shulyak, head of the Servant of the People party, called on the Parliament to immediately adopt a number of draft laws on local self-government, including laws on local democracy, self-organization bodies, transparency of local authorities, and public consultations, which are part of the Ukrainian Foundation's program.

Former FSB assistant Danylo Hetmantsev is now not only a member of parliament from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Servant of the People party, but he also heads one of the most important committees of the Verkhovna Rada.

Telegram may be under the influence of Russian special services and should be regulated by Ukrainian law, says the head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy.

MP Galyna Tretyakova withdraws draft law No. 11104, which proposed to criminalize unauthorized representation of Ukraine in international negotiations, after it was criticized.

In Ukraine, it is proposed to improve the system of initial general military training and update the school subject "Defense of Ukraine" to meet modern needs and eliminate contradictions between the concepts of pre-conscription and initial general military training.

The Tuzly Estuaries National Park in Odesa Oblast has been managed by the same interim director for 10 years, leading to conflicts with local residents who accuse the management of illegally seizing their land and doing business while neglecting to maintain and preserve the park.

The head of the Servant of the People faction, David Arakhamia, has proposed a plan to "normalize relations" with Georgia, including the release of Mikheil Saakashvili from prison, the termination of direct flights between Georgia and Russia, and the prevention of Russia's evasion of sanctions, in response to Georgia's demands that it extradite former Georgian officials from Saakashvili's presidency who now hold positions in Ukraine.

More than 1,200 Ukrainians have received sentences ranging from suspended to 5 years in prison for evading military service since the start of the war in 2024.

Two MPs from the Servant of the People party, members of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, have questioned the new transparent system of food procurement for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, despite their questionable ties to pro-Russian figures and companies.

The draft law on mobilization, which has received 4,195 amendments, may be adopted by the Verkhovna Rada by the end of March after being finalized by the committee and the legal department.

The committee removed restrictions on traveling abroad and blocking funds from the draft law on mobilization, leaving only restrictions on driving vehicles.

The government's draft law on mobilization may be put to a vote in the Ukrainian parliament by the end of March.

Fedir Venislavsky suggested that the right to impose sanctions on suppliers who do not fulfill their obligations to government customers, such as the Ministry of Defense, could be expanded at the legislative level.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appointed Viktor Pavlushchyk as head of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and approved several deputy heads of regional state administrations, temporarily appointing Andriy Danik as head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and dismissing Oleksandr Kokhan from the post of head of Sarny District State Administration.

According to the MP, more than 4,000 amendments were submitted to the updated draft law on mobilization. The Defense Committee will start working on February 27 to prepare the draft law for the second reading