Ruslan Stefanchuk

Shared values and history make a country truly European, which is a true European strength that must be multiplied in order to protect life and values on the continent, to inherit a peaceful and united Europe to our children, and to defeat evil like Hitler and Putin.

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola arrived in Kyiv on Europe Day, May 9, as she announced on her social media, where she posted a video of herself greeting Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk at the railway station.

Ukraine will involve MPs in each of the 35 chapters that form the basis of the EU accession negotiations, with MPs from the relevant committees participating in the negotiations on the respective chapters, a new approach compared to previous EU enlargements.

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 speaker of the Ukrainian parliament has signed a decree allowing journalists to cover the activities of the parliament directly in its premises during martial law.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba welcomes the Council of Europe's decision to prepare the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crimes of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, as it brings the punishment for aggression against Ukraine closer to inevitability.

Stefanchuk met with Polish MPs to discuss military support, Zelenskyy's Peace Formula, Ukraine's path to the EU and NATO, and post-war reconstruction.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed preventive measures on three more suspects in the Solsky case of illegal seizure of state land worth UAH 481 million in Sumy region.

The Verkhovna Rada will consider the resignation of Mykola Solsky as Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine at its next meeting.

Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solsky, who resigned over suspicions of land grabbing, said he was ready to continue running the ministry if the Verkhovna Rada does not support his resignation.

The Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine Mykola Solsky has resigned. The Verkhovna Rada received his resignation letter.

US flags are raised in the Ukrainian parliament in anticipation of the US Senate's decision on aid to Ukraine.

The G7 countries do not plan to unfreeze russian assets and are working on how to use them to help Ukraine. A plan to compensate Kyiv with frozen russian funds will be presented at the summit in Italy in June.

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.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe unanimously adopted a resolution in support of Ukraine's recovery, calling for the establishment of an international compensation mechanism under the auspices of the Council of Europe to ensure full compensation for all damages caused by Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopts a resolution calling for the establishment of an international compensation mechanism under its auspices to support Ukraine's recovery, including the use of frozen Russian state assets.

Stefanchuk discussed with the PACE President the mechanism of compensation for war damage and the creation of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.

Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky asked to remove the provision on demobilization from the government's law on mobilization, which was agreed upon by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.

Bulgaria's newly appointed interim defense minister, Atanas Zapryanov, wants to speed up military aid packages to Ukraine, emphasizing the urgent need to strengthen Kyiv's defense capabilities.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada expects that the draft law on mobilization, which establishes fair criteria for the obligation of citizens to defend Ukraine, will be introduced at the next meeting of the Verkhovna Rada.

President Zelenskyy honored the memory of more than 1,400 Ukrainian civilians, including 37 children, killed by Russian occupiers during the 33-day occupation of Bucha in Kyiv region two years ago.

Stefanchuk discussed with the President of the French National Assembly Ukraine's defense needs, including air defense systems, long-range missiles and air support, as well as the freezing of Russian assets to compensate for Ukraine's losses.

The President of the French National Assembly, Yaelle Bron-Pivet, arrived in Kyiv with a delegation to reaffirm her support for the Ukrainian people.

The government has agreed on measures to prevent forest fires, protect peatlands and farmland by 2024, and strengthen public awareness of fire safety rules.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada admits the possibility of changing the system of mobilization reserves to make it depend on the level of a person's income, but is skeptical of this idea from a historical perspective.

The Verkhovna Rada Committee voted to exclude from the draft law on mobilization such restrictions as freezing accounts, bank cards, and driving restrictions for those who evade the draft.

Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk expressed hope to receive €4. 5 billion from the EU's €50 billion program for Ukraine in March during a meeting with European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis.

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.

Romania, Spain, Luxembourg, and Belgium joined 23 other parliaments in signing an open letter to U. S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calling for a vote on a $60 billion aid bill for Ukraine.