Lubinets expressed hope that this week Ukraine will have new positive news about the return of Ukrainian children from Russia.
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a bill prohibiting parking inspectors from evacuating cars during military operations, while simultaneously granting such powers to the National Police and increasing fines for improper parking.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted a bill establishing criminal liability for electronic and communication fraud, including imprisonment for up to 12 years for internet fraud committed during wartime.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a bill decriminalizing minor thefts in the amount of up to UAH 4,552, replacing criminal liability with fines and community service.
Russia's delay in the exchange of prisoners of war may be related to the holding of so-called elections, inaugurations and personnel changes in the Russian Federation, according to the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for human rights Dmitry Lubinets.
The Verkhovna Rada voted in the first reading for a bill that introduces liability for improper maintenance of civilian shelters, establishing penalties and criminal liability for violations that lead to death or other serious consequences.
The Ukrainian parliament rejected a bill that would provide for administrative fines and detentions for violating curfews during martial law, without gaining enough votes in the second reading.
The Parliament of Ukraine has adopted a law providing for state subsidies to Bookstore m to cover the cost of rent and book certificates.
Ukraine has adopted a law allowing Ukrainians to use national mobile tariffs without additional roaming charges when traveling to EU countries.
The parliament has created a temporary special commission (TSC) for the construction of fortifications and the purchase of unmanned aerial vehicles, headed by Mykola Zadorozhny (SN), which includes representatives of all factions and groups.
Getmantsev's idea of booking for members of the "White Business Club" is an attempt to divide the business into clusters, expert said.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted a law introducing a moratorium on the bankruptcy of state-owned critical infrastructure facilities during martial law and for two years after its end.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy has submitted a draft law on the" state agrarian register" aimed at improving the mechanism for providing state support to agricultural producers through an automated system.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the procedure for granting military personnel additional leave of up to 15 days a year for destroying enemy equipment during the war with Russia, without taking into account travel time.
MP Daniil Hetmantsev plans to include in his bill on the "White Business Club" a provision that allows tax authorities to decide which entrepreneurs can book their employees, which raises concerns about corruption risks and discrimination against enterprises that are not part of the "club".
A bill has been registered in the Ukrainian parliament proposing to deprive military registration and enlistment offices of the right to consider cases of violation of military duty and impose fines, instead transferring such cases to the courts.
Political prisoner Rustem Seitmemetov suffered a heart attack due to inadequate conditions of detention in a Russian prison, where he is serving a 13-year sentence.
The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption has found corruption offenses in 8 of the 541 officials of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers it has checked so far.
MP Serhiy Hryvko withdraws draft law No. 11264, which proposed to introduce a new tax for childless Ukrainians, after facing a negative public reaction.
The parliamentary session was adjourned after two factions demanded a vote on a bill banning religious organizations associated with the aggressor country.
MPs failed to summon First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to parliament due to insufficient votes.
In the first three months of 2024 alone, more than 30,000 cases of domestic violence were reported in Ukraine, a significant increase since the start of the full-scale invasion.
During mobilization or martial law, the validity of a certificate of fitness for military service in Ukraine is reduced to one year.
The Verkhovna Rada proposes to introduce a "childlessness tax" for Ukrainians aged 21 to 58 who have fewer than three children in order to improve the demographic situation and support families with children.
Illegally imprisoned Crimean Tatar activist Rustem Osmanov is being tortured in a Russian detention center, severely beaten and threatened with death.
The Verkhovna Rada may appoint Vyacheslav Nehoda as the new Minister of Regional Development this week, while decisions on other ministries, such as Infrastructure, will be made after the President meets with MPs.
The National Security Committee of Ukraine hopes that 3-7 thousand convicts will agree to fight at the front to strengthen the military potential.
On May 18, Ukraine commemorates the victims of the genocide of Crimean Tatars through forced deportation in 1944, when up to 425,000 people were deported and up to 42% of them died.
President Zelenskyy held a meeting to prepare for the first Peace Summit in Switzerland, aimed at a just end to the war, which will bring together states from all continents.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has dismissed three deputy ministers of community development, territories and infrastructure.