Verkhovna Rada

Ukraine is not ready to introduce a funded pension system now due to the lack of clear legislation and an underdeveloped stock market, and it will not start working in the next 10-15 years.

The session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine was postponed for a week due to the NATO summit, although the real reason may be related to possible personnel changes in the government.

Oleksandr Kornienko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, met with PACE President Theodoros Rouxopoulos to discuss the return of forcibly deported Ukrainian children, the release of prisoners of war, and the consequences of attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Crimean political prisoner Eskender Abdulganiev has been held in a punishment cell for 5 months in unbearable conditions - without ventilation and without water that is unfit for drinking.

The Budget Declaration for 2025-2027 approved by the Ukrainian government forecasts an exchange rate of 46. 4 hryvnia to the US dollar in 2027.

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the budget declaration for 2025-2027, keeping the minimum wage and subsistence minimum at the level of 2024: the minimum wage is set at UAH 8,000, and the subsistence minimum is set at UAH 2,361 to UAH 3,196, depending on age and employment status.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution recognizing Russia's actions as genocide of the Ukrainian people and calling for the decolonization of the Russian Federation as a prerequisite for achieving lasting peace.

Zelenskiy signed a law amending the Law of Ukraine "On the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine" to improve its work, establish clear functions and powers, promote transparent selection of the director, mandatory psychophysiological examination of candidates and mandatory re-certification of employees, fulfilling Ukraine's obligations to the IMF.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources has received official letters from local authorities in Odesa Oblast demanding the dismissal of the management of the Tuzly Estuaries National Park over allegations of poaching, waste and misuse of budget funds.

In Sumy region, a man is on trial for making weapons to protect his village from a possible Russian invasion at the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine, and the Ombudsperson has taken the case under her personal control to protect human rights.

After the declaration of independence, the preparation of the first drafts of the Constitution of Ukraine began in 1992. On June 28, 1996, after more than 24 hours of continuous session, 315 deputies of the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Constitution of Ukraine.

Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, has been working to ensure that Russia complies with the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, and there have been some positive developments, such as the exchange of letters and agreements on mutual visits, but concrete steps from Russia are still lacking.

The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption found inaccurate information totaling more than UAH 4. 725 million in the reports of the political party "Holos" for the third and fourth quarters of 2020, which is the basis for the termination of state funding of the party's statutory activities.

According to estimates of the Ministry of economy, 40% of the Ukrainian economy is "in the shadows". Obviously, this also applies to the agricultural sector and the export of agricultural products.

The possibility of restoring the military prosecutor's office and creating a specialized institution for judges who will consider cases of war crimes, ensuring proper expertise and qualifications, is being considered.

2. 37 million citizens of military age have updated their military ID cards, mainly through the Reserve+app.

MP Fyodor Venislavsky says there is no need to extend the deadline for updating personal data of military personnel, since the current dynamics of data updates is positive, and there are still 20 days left.

The Verkhovna Rada will consider the draft law on the creation of a military police in Ukraine no earlier than the end of July due to the extension of the deadline for submitting amendments.

The military police in Ukraine will have powers limited to military personnel and reservists, not civilians, and will only be able to stop vehicles belonging to the military or the Ministry of Defense.

Retired judge of the Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine Oleksandr Sitnikov noted that recently there has been a reaction of the High Council of justice to cases of pressure and interference in the activities of the court, and therefore an appeal to this body is the only way out for a judge.

After the publication of the facts about torture in Russian captivity, there were some positive changes regarding the conditions of detention of Ukrainian servicemen, but much remains to be done to protect their rights and ensure their release, Yusov said.

People's deputy of Ukraine Mykola Tishchenko cannot be deprived of his parliamentary powers, since he was elected in a single-mandate district, and there is no mechanism for recalling such deputies, the deputies believe, commenting on the petition to deprive Tishchenko of his mandate.

Stefanchuk signed a bill to reset the BEB and sent it to Zelensky for signature.

The government approved the dismissal of Serhiy Borzov from the post of chairman of the Vinnytsia RMA.

MP Mykola Tishchenko promised to resign his mandate if all bot farms and corruption schemes are closed.

BP proposes to rename the city of Brovary as part of decolonization efforts aimed at eliminating traces of Russification of Ukrainian toponyms, as recommended by the National Commission for state language standards.

the Russians took another 43 Ukrainian children from occupied Berdyansk to Chuvashia for intensive cultural and ideological "processing", violating their rights and international legislation.

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the draft law on the creation of a unified information system for the social sphere, which will contain databases and information on recipients of all types of social assistance provided by the state, which will ensure more targeted support and efficient use of budget funds.

Crimean political prisoner Krem Krosh was subjected to groundless torture by Russian jailers, as reported by the Ukrainian Commissioner for human rights with reference to Krosh's lawyer.

Public statements of Deputies about specific court cases can be considered as pressure on the court and interference in the activities of judges, former Acting Prosecutor General Viktor Chumak believes.