Yaroslav Zheleznyak

The Verkhovna Rada voted in the first reading for a bill that toughens penalties for illegal activities in the field of drug trafficking. The document proposes to imprison police officers for up to 15 years for inaction in the field of Drug Control.

The Verkhovna Rada has adopted as a basis a draft law providing for fines for late publication or disclosure of false, inaccurate or incomplete information about the use of public funds by officials.

The Verkhovna Rada has extended the deadline for registration of ownership rights to land shares from 2025 to January 1, 2028.

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.

Citizens who have several vehicles may have one of them seized by the authorities for use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine during mobilization, with the vehicle returned within 30 days after demobilization.

Next week, the Verkhovna Rada plans to make personnel decisions, including changes in the government and judges of the Constitutional Court, as well as potential resignations of not only members of the Cabinet of Ministers.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs bills extending martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine for 90 days until August 11, 2024.

The Verkhovna Rada passed a bill that introduces mechanisms for local democracy, including public consultations, discussions, meetings, petitions, and community participation in budgeting, and obliges local deputies to report to their communities.

The Ukrainian parliament dismissed Oleksandr Kubrakov from his post as Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction amid reports of his potential appointment as head of the Ministry of Infrastructure.

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence has approved the extension of martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine for 90 days, until August 11, 2024.

The Verkhovna Rada has adopted as a basis a draft law extending the deadline for registration of unclaimed land shares from 2025 to 2028 due to the ongoing war and occupation in Ukraine.

The Verkhovna Rada passed a draft law that provides for the liquidation of the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, the transfer of its functions to a central executive body, likely the Ministry of Digital Transformation, and the introduction of stricter rules and restrictions on gambling advertising and activities.

The Verkhovna Rada passed in the first reading a draft law that supplements the Tax Code with provisions on combating bribery of foreign officials, obliging regulatory authorities to notify the NABU of signs of bribery found during taxpayer audits.

The Parliament increased the number of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine by 15,000 to 75,000 to strengthen border protection against Russian aggression.

The draft law plans to classify oil, oil products, and gas condensate as excisable goods with a zero excise tax rate, and to include some solvents as excisable goods with a rate of 245 euros per 1000 liters.

The Verkhovna Rada voted in the first reading in favor of a bill that introduces basic general military training by teaching the subject "Defense of the Fatherland" to high school and vocational school students.

The Verkhovna Rada has supported a draft law that establishes new fines for illegal trade in beer, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and e-cigarette liquids without state registration or permits.

The Verkhovna Rada allowed to the National Agency for the Management of Assets Derived from Corruption and Other Crimes (ARMA) to buy military bonds using up to 80% of seized foreign currency during martial law and within one month after its lifting.

The Parliament plans to dismiss 7 members of the Accounting Chamber due to the expiration of their term of office, not 1, as previously planned.

Next week, the Ukrainian parliament may dismiss several ministers, including two deputy prime ministers, the Prosecutor General, members of the Accounting Chamber, and possibly the Minister of Education and Culture, as part of a government reshuffle.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has voted to summon Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov and Head of the State Agency for the Restoration and Development of Infrastructure Mustafa Nayem to a meeting to discuss the protection of critical infrastructure following recent Russian missile and drone attacks on such facilities.

Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has passed a draft law on mobilization/.

Parliament passed in the first reading a draft law on liability for evading mobilization, but in the government's initial tough version, which will be finalized for the second reading.

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security approved the text of the draft law on mobilization for the second reading, and on April 10 it will be submitted to the parliament for consideration.

The Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence has not yet completed its review of the mobilization draft law, with the finalization of the comparative table scheduled for April 9. The Verkhovna Rada plans to start considering the document on April 10, and the final vote is expected on April 11.

The draft law on mobilization and military service is scheduled to be considered by the Ukrainian parliament on April 10 and voted on April 11.

A parliamentary committee has approved draft laws to combat the export of "black grain" and to ensure the return of foreign currency earnings from agricultural exports, aimed at minimizing abuse and stabilizing the national currency.

Energoatom denies the statement by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak that its employees earn more than UAH 700,000 per month, claiming that this information is not true and that UAH 18. 2 million in compensation was paid under a court decision that is being appealed, not as an employee's salary.

The Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence has completed consideration of all 4,269 amendments to the draft law on mobilization, and the Verkhovna Rada may begin consideration of the document in two weeks.