Mykhailo Fedorov filed a declaration as a candidate for the post of Minister of Defense of Ukraine, indicating an income of over 1. 3 million hryvnias. He owns an apartment in Kyiv, an Audi Q8 car, and his wife has an Audi A4 and an income of 9.2 million hryvnias.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a proposal to dismiss Vasyl Maliuk from the post of Head of the SBU, announced Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk announced the receipt of resignation letters from Mykhailo Fedorov and Denys Shmyhal. Fedorov held the position of First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine — Minister of Digital Transformation, and Shmyhal — Minister of Defense.
Political scientist Volodymyr Fesenko believes that the personnel changes initiated by President Zelenskyy are aimed at renewing power, strengthening the defense sector, and demonstrating his key role. The appointments of Budanov and Fedorov are aimed at forming a new defense strategy and technologizing production.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk and a number of MPs registered a draft resolution proposing to approve updated orthography, introduce a single font for Verkhovna Rada acts, and block pro-Russian content. The document aims to further establish the Ukrainian language as the state language.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk announced that the new law on elections during martial law will be a one-off. The working group is preparing a draft law for safe and democratic elections.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed to prepare proposals for new approaches to holidays. He noted that the war has brought changes, and some dates need to be streamlined.
The Verkhovna Rada, with 260 votes of people's deputies, adopted in general a law that defines the basic principles and rules for conducting academic activities, and also establishes the signs and types of violations of academic integrity.
People's Deputy Mariana Bezuhla used obscene language towards MP Mykola Tyshchenko in the session hall of the Verkhovna Rada. Presiding officer Ruslan Stefanchuk announced a break and demanded that Bezuhla take her seat.
Clashes occurred in the Rada between Serhiy Taruta and Mariana Bezuhla. Bezuhla confirmed the incident involving torn posters regarding military reform.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican. They discussed the return of Ukrainian children illegally taken to Russia, and the release of prisoners of war and civilians.
On December 8, 2025, an All-Ukrainian scientific and practical conference was held, dedicated to the presentation of the "Scientific Concept for the Development of Ukrainian Legislation. " This strategic document, developed by over 90 leading legal scholars, is intended to become the basis for improving and modernizing Ukrainian legislation in the context of European integration and transformational processes.
The Verkhovna Rada has begun considering the draft law "On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2026". A vote on the document may take place 75 minutes after the discussion of reports by Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko and Budget Committee Chairwoman Roksolana Pidlasa.
The Verkhovna Rada meeting has been postponed to 12:00 on December 3 due to the Budget Committee meeting scheduled for 9:00. MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak reported that this is related to the budget discussion and an attempt to gather votes.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is likely to consider the draft State Budget for 2026 on December 3. Negotiations on amendments to it are currently underway.
A group of deputies blocked the rostrum during the plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada. Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk was forced to announce a break.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the availability of a candidate for the post of Minister of Justice. He also called on parliamentarians to determine a list of candidates for the post of head of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the need to assess current ministers regarding their compliance with the challenges of the war and the upcoming winter. He also expects candidates for the ministers of energy and justice.
President Zelenskyy announced that Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko will coordinate the candidacies for the positions of energy and justice ministers with the majority faction's MPs. This decision was made after a meeting with government officials regarding the selection of personnel for vacant positions.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk stated that occupied Crimea is part of Ukraine, and the war will end with its return. This was said during a press conference with Swedish Speaker Andreas Norlén.
The "Servant of the People" faction proposes Denys Maslov for the post of Minister of Justice, and this proposal was supported by the President. Maslov is a People's Deputy of the 9th convocation, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy, and a former judge.
People's Deputy Yaroslav Zhelezniak submitted a resolution on the dismissal of Oleksiy Kuleba from the post of Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction of Ukraine - Minister for Communities and Territories Development. Zhelezniak noted that the reasons are systemic failures and corruption, as well as blocking the parliament's rostrum.
Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk urged deputies to return to work on November 19. The parliament is to consider the dismissal of two ministers, which did not happen due to the blocking of the rostrum.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk adjourned the parliament session on Tuesday. This happened due to the blocking of the rostrum with the demand for real personnel decisions.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, announced the receipt of submissions regarding the dismissal of Svitlana Hrynchuk and Herman Halushchenko. The Parliament will consider these issues in the near future, and the "Servant of the People" faction supports the resignations initiated by President Zelenskyy.
The new head of the lower house of the Czech Parliament, Tomio Okamura, ordered the removal of the Ukrainian flag installed in 2022. In response, the opposition hung new flags from the windows of parliamentary offices, calling Okamura's actions shameful.
Dmytro Slynko took the oath of a people's deputy at the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada. The Central Election Commission recognized him as elected instead of Anna Kolisnyk.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, stated that the draft of the new Ukrainian language orthography will be considered by the end of the year. A new era of font creation will begin from the start of next year.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted in principle draft law No. 14056, which provides for a new version of the first book of the Civil Code of Ukraine. The document introduces the concept of digital things, updates provisions on contracts, and details personal rights in the digital environment.
The Verkhovna Rada has postponed consideration of draft law No. 14057, which, according to media reports, threatens journalistic investigations. Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech, said that this was done to finalize the document with media lawyers.
