Vitaly Portnikov: It’s simply a matter of life and death
In fact, President Zelenskyy no longer has a majority in the Verkhovna Rada. As of today, he can…
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Quarantine parliament: Ukrainians rally against using coronavirus situation to rush treasonous laws
Mass protests and demands The police claim that 5,000 people participated in the March of Patriots conducted on…
Ukrainian MPs strengthened their immunity from prosecution by adopting a bill meant to lift it
This demand was caused by the public's low trust in the parliament. For many years, Ukrainian politicians had…
Open letter from members of Ukraine’s veteran organizations demanding removal of MP Korolevska from VR commission
Nataliya Korolevska is known to have supported the Russian occupation of Ukraine, from the end of 2013 and…
Ukrainian parliament reinstates responsibility for illicit enrichment
“Hello to all the officials with modest salaries having luxury real-estate properties [they registered] in their mother-in-law’s name.…
The rebellion: Servant of the People MPs unexpectedly reject president’s law, but for how long?
"Dissolve them all to hell! It’s deceit!” shouted Andriy Bohdan, head of the Presidential Office, at Dmytro Razumkov,…
Zelenskyy’s MPs set new records in violating parliamentary rules
Read also: Ukraine’s new Parliament violates regulations in its strong will to serve the people Zelenskyy submitted an…
Portnikov: “Unity” for robbery just like in Russia
When Vladimir Putin became the new president of Russia in 2000, he was opposed by a strong institutional…
Independence Day of Ukraine: facts & brief history
But, did you know that for the first and last time, Ukraine celebrated Independence Day on July 16,…
Zelenskyi says he dissolves Parliament and other key statements of inaugural speech
Zelenskyy calls on diaspora to return to Ukraine, promises citizenship During the campaign, the Zelenskyy team promised to…
With inauguration set for 20 May, Zelenskyi eyes ways to disband Parliament for snap elections
On 21 April, comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy won a landslide victory at the runoff round of the Ukrainian presidential…
Four faces of Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, the rockstar running for Ukrainian Parliament
On 16 May, Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, the famous frontman of the highly popular Ukrainian rock-band Okean Elzy, finally officially…
Parliamentary control over intelligence services essential to Ukraine
The bill is awaiting approval after the second reading. It provides for fundamental changes in a number of…
Ukrainian MP wounded after explosion In Kyiv: What we know as of now
On 25 October, at 22:15, a bomb went off near the car of Ihor Mosiychuk, Ukrainian MP from…
Ukraine’s Donbas-reintegration bill branding Russia “aggressor state” passes first reading
"Donbas laws" Re-integration law The first bill "On the specifics of the state policy to ensure the state sovereignty…
Great Ukrainian-Canadian economist and philanthropist Bohdan Hawrylyshyn dies at 90
Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, prominent Ukrainian-Canadian economist, professor, philanthropist and social activist, passed away quietly in his Kyiv apartment on…
Button-pushing: A toxic habit Ukraine’s MPs carry on despite the Revolution | #UAreforms
Ukrainian activists from the Reanimation Package of Reforms are calling on the country's Parliament to support a bill…
Ukraine’s new prime minister will retain “core reformers”
Volodymyr Groysman, the newly elected prime minister of Ukraine, stated in a press conference on Friday, April 15,…
Poroshenko: a president for two coalitions
According to the results of today's voting in the Verkhovna Rada, two coalitions have been formed: the coalition…
Ukraine needs alternatives to the Minsk II “time bomb” — analyst
Political analyst Taras Stetskiv analyzes the threats represented by the Minsk agreements and discusses possible alternatives in an…