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In the framework of his official visit, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk, together with the President of Storting Masud Gharahkhani and the President of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace Eirik Lie, visited Kongsberg, where he got acquainted with the work of NASAMS air defence systems.

During his official visit to the Kingdom of Denmark, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the Speaker of the Folketing of the Kingdom of Denmark Soren Gade and the Presidium of the Folketing.

During his working visit to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko met with the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg Fernand Etgen.

During his official visit to the Kingdom of Norway, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway Anniken Scharning Huitfeldt.

In the framework of his official visit to the Kingdom of Norway, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the President of the Storting (Parliament) of Norway Masud Gharahkhani.

Olena Kondratiuk met with the Chairman of Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan

This was stated by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko during a meeting with the Co-Chairman of the NATO-Ukraine Interparliamentary Council Audronius Azubalis.

During the first day of his working visit to Vilnius, the capital of the Republic of Lithuania, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko met with the Lithuanian MPs and Speaker of the Seimas of Lithuania Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen and took part in the opening of cultural events in support of Ukraine.

During her working visit to Iceland, the Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk, together with the MP Mariia Ionova, met with the Speaker of the Icelandic Parliament Althing Birgir Armannsson.

On Europe Day, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, who is on a visit to Kyiv today.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk held videoconference conversations with his colleagues – the Speaker of the Parliament of Slovenia Urška Klakočar Zupančič and the Acting Speaker of the Parliament of Romania Alina Gorghiu.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk together with the First Vice-Speaker Oleksandr Korniienko met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the President of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic Augusto Ernesto Santos Silva, who is on a visit to Ukraine for the second time, but for the first time as the President of the Parliament.

During her working visit to Israel, the Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk met with the Vice Speaker of the Knesset of the State of Israel Yifat Shasha-Biton.

Speech by the President of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic, Augusto Ernesto Santos Silva, in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on 3 May, 2023

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Caputova, who was on a visit to Ukraine.

“The visit of the President of the Czech Republic to Ukraine is a manifestation of courage and solidarity with the Ukrainian people,” – the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk during a meeting with President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel, who visited Ukraine for the first time as President of the Czech Republic.

During her working visit to Israel, the Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk met with Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel Ronen Levi.

Speech by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk at the annual Conference of Speakers of the Member States’ Parliaments of the European Union (Prague, Czech Republic, 24 April 2023).

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk, together with the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic Marketa Pekarova Adamova and the Speaker of the Croatian Sabor Gordan Jandrokovic, held a meeting on the preparation of the upcoming Second Parliamentary Summit of the International Crimean Platform.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the speakers of the EU parliaments on the sidelines of the Conference of the Presidents of the European Union. In particular, bilateral meetings were held with the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, the Speakers of the Parliaments of Austria, Denmark and North Macedonia.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko held a working meeting with Petra Gombalova Kyslingerova, the Head of the Ukraine Section of the European External Action Service.

This was stated by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk in his speech at the conference “In Search of Justice for Ukraine”, which took place within the framework of the Conference of the Presidents of the Parliaments of the EU Member States, which is currently taking place in Prague.

During the working visit of the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk to the Czech Republic, the Chief of Staff of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Viacheslav Shtuchnyi and the Secretary General of the Spanish Congress of Deputies Carlos Gutierrez signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the presence of the Chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk and the President of the Spanish Congress of Deputies Meritxell Batet Lamana.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko met with a delegation of the Milli Majlis Working Group on Azerbaijan-Ukraine Interparliamentary Relations headed by Rufat Guliyev.

The Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk met with members of the Senate of the Republic of Poland – the Vice-Marshal Michal Kaminski and Senator Kazimierz Michal Ujazdowski.

The Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk met with the delegation of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan for Azerbaijan-Ukraine interparliamentary relations, headed by Rufat Guliyev.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko, the Vice Speaker Olena Kondratiuk, and the Chief of Staff of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Viacheslav Shtuchnyi attended the first meeting of the Steering Committee of the USAID RADA: Next Generation Project.

“The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine should play a key role in the process of Euro-Atlantic integration,” said Oleksandr Korniienko, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, during a coordination meeting of members of the NATO-Ukraine Interparliamentary Council (UNIC) and the NATO PA together with Olha Stefanishyna, the Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration.

The first meeting of the chairmen of the committees of the Ukrainian and European Parliaments took place via video conference on 12 April 2023.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko held a working meeting with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic-Buric.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk held a videoconference conversation with the Speaker of the Seimas of Lithuania, Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk spoke at the first Bucha Summit, dedicated to discussing mechanisms and ways to bring russia to justice for the crimes it has been committing on Ukrainian soil since 2014.

This was stated by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk during a meeting with Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Eduard Heger.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Robert Golob.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia Andrej Plenkovic.

Our top priority is to create an air shield to counter russian missile terror. This was emphasised by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk during a video conference with the President of the Storting (Parliament) of the Kingdom of Norway Masud Gharahkhani.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko held a working meeting with a delegation of the International Staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

At the invitation of the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Boris Kollar, the Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine delivered a speech in the Parliament of Slovakia.

On the second day of the official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the delegation of the Parliament of Ukraine headed by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with British colleagues, members of both Houses of Parliament representing the UK-Ukraine Friendship Group and the Conservative Friends of Ukraine initiative group.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko held a working meeting with representatives of the European Parliament’s Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, headed by Iratxe García Pérez.

During her working visit to the Slovak Republic, the Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk met with Speaker of the National Council of Slovakia Boris Kollár.

Speech by Ruslan Stefanchuk , Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine , to members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords in the UK.

In the framework of his official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, Baron John McFall.

During his official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the Speaker of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain, Sir Lindsay Hoyle.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk held a videoconference with the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Italian Republic Lorenzo Fontana.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with a delegation of the Foreign Policy Council of the Folketing (Parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark headed by the Chairman of the Council, Michael Aastrup Jensen.

The Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk met in Warsaw with Marshal of the Sejm of Poland Elzbieta Witek.

This was stated by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk during a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Urmas Reinsalu.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Ukraine Fan Xianrong.

During his working visit to the State of Qatar, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko met with the Deputy Speaker of the Consultative Council of the State of Qatar Hamda Al-Sulaiti.

On Wednesday, 15 March, the Ukrainian parliamentary delegation headed by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko continued its work on the sidelines of the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. In particular, it held a number of meetings with representatives of France, Poland, Spain and Uganda.

“Holding the Interparliamentary Summit of the Crimean Platform in Prague will bring us even closer to the liberation of Crimea and all occupied territories,” – said he Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine during a meeting in the format of a video conference with the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Markéta Pekarová Adamová.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko presented the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Duarte Pacheco with a Certificate of Merit of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for his significant personal contribution to strengthening the international authority of Ukraine and active work to provide effective assistance to Ukraine in the context of russian armed aggression.

The Ukrainian parliamentary delegation headed by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko held a special session on mine action on the sidelines of the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The event aimed to draw attention to the importance of humanitarian demining as an integral part of the return to peaceful life.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko and the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation Oleksandr Merezhko held a working meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani during a working visit to Bahrain.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine welcomes and supports the decision of the Seimas of Lithuania to recognise the russian private military company Wagner as a terrorist organisation that poses a threat to the security of the state and society.

The 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) continues its work in Bahrain. The parliamentary delegation headed by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine held a number of meetings with African countries and met with the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Duarte Pacheco.

A Ukrainian parliamentary delegation headed by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko visited the U.S. Navy Regional Headquarters in Bahrain and met with the Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. Fifth Fleet and the Joint Naval Forces.

“Intolerance is a scourge that affects our societies. Over the past year, this issue has become much less acute for Ukraine. As russia has escalated its war of aggression into a full-scale genocidal invasion, the Ukrainian nation has witnessed unprecedented unity,” said the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko in his speech at the General Debate on the sidelines of the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

The 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has started its work in Bahrain, which will last from 11 to 15 March.

The Ukrainian parliamentary delegation headed by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko has started working on the sidelines of the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which will take place in Bahrain from 11 to 15 March.

The Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk met with a delegation of deputies of the National Council of the Slovak Republic headed by Ms Monika Kozelova.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk emphasized this during his speech at the panel discussion “Atrocity Crimes – russian Narrative and Attempts to Destroy the Right of the Ukrainian People to Exist as a Nation”, which took place within the framework of the conference “United for Justice” in Lviv.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk took part in the round table “Changes in the legal regulation of economic relations: prospects and risks”, which was held at the Supreme Court of Ukraine.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in the Bundestag Rolf Mützenich and SPD co-chairman Lars Klingbeil.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola on the sidelines of the United for Justice conference in Lviv.

This was stated by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk on the air of the national telethon “United News” from the site of the international conference United for Justice in Lviv.

In Lviv, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the Director General of the Directorate General for Human Rights and the Rule of Law of the Council of Europe, Christos Giakoumopoulos.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with a delegation of representatives of the European Peoples Party Group of the European Parliament headed by the President of the European People’s Party (EPP), the Member of the European Parliament from Germany Manfred Weber.

The coordination meeting was held on the Parliamentary Track of the preparation for the NATO Summit in Vilnius and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly with the participation of the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko held a working meeting with Heather McPherson, the Member of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Canada.

On the first day of the unprovoked full-scale war of the russian federation against Ukraine, February 24, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine gathered for a plenary session and approved the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 64/2022 “On the introduction of martial law in Ukraine”.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko chaired a discussion “One year of Ukraine’s resilient democracy in time of war”.

The Statement of the members of the global parliamentary network “United for Ukraine” (U4U) during their visit to Ukraine on February 23-24, 2023 on the occasion of the anniversary of the full-scale russian aggression against Ukraine.

During her working visit to the Republic of Latvia, the Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk met with the Minister of Justice of Latvia Inese Libina-Egnere.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the newly elected President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel in the framework of the Munich Security Forum.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk together with the former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States of America Nancy Pelosi took part in the panel discussion “Return to Democratic Order: The Role of Parliaments in War” at the Munich Security Conference:

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk emphasized this during a videoconference with the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Margareta Cederfelt.

At the beginning of the conversation, Ruslan Stefanchuk expressed his sincere gratitude for the support that Ukraine and the Ukrainian Parliament feel from the German people and German politicians in the fight against the russian aggressor. In particular, he emphasized the leading role of the Head of the Bundestag in strengthening interparliamentary relations and cooperation between parliaments.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko took part in a working meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Interparliamentary Council with the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Joelle Garriaud-Maylam.

The Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament of a resolution on Ukraine’s EU membership prospects, which MEPs adopted in support of the EU-Ukraine Summit in Kyiv.

During the official visit of the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk to the French Republic, the Chief of Staff of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Viacheslav Shtuchnyi and the Secretary General of the Senate of the French Republic Eric Tavernier signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the presence of the leaders of the Ukrainian Parliament and the French Senate.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to talk about Ukraine, our situation and needs with representatives of the European Parliament,” said the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko, following productive meetings with MEPs.

First of all, the Ukrainian delegation headed by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko met with Belgian MPs under the moderation of the chairmen of the two Committees of the Belgian Parliament: on Defense and Foreign Affairs.

The growth of citizens’ trust in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as an institution is the result of the coordinated and responsible work of the Parliament under martial law and the strengthening of the Parliament’s presence in social networks.

Declarations should be returned, – the First Vice Speaker Oleksandr Korniienko at a meeting with MEPs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the President of the European Council Charles Michel, who is on a visit to Kyiv today.

This was emphasized by the the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to Ukraine Harsh Kumar Jain during a meeting with the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

During his working visit to Brussels, Belgium, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko took part in a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council (UNIC).

It was stated by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko during the meeting with the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg within the framework of a working visit to Brussels, Belgium.

Friends, first of all, I would like to express my deepest condolences to all those who suffered in the plane crash yesterday, including all those who died during russia's aggression against Ukraine. Imagine how terribly moved I am to be with you today. Almost a year ago, we felt the same pain, we were simply in great shock at the russian brutality that we see today in Soledar, in Bakhmut and, needless to say, in many Ukrainian cities.

The discussion, which took place in the Civil Court of Cassation of the Supreme Court, was attended by members of the Ukrainian Parliament, representatives of the judiciary, leading experts in the field of civil law, government officials and public figures.

This was stated by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk at the beginning of the meeting, expressing gratitude to the French people and the President Macron for their leadership in international support of Ukraine.

This was stated by the Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk during a meeting in Warsaw with Speaker of the Polish Sejm Elżbieta Witek.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk held a working meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia and OSCE Chairman-in-Office Bujar Osmani.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the government delegation of the Republic of Latvia headed by the Minister of Defence of Latvia Ināra Mūrniece.

The Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk together with Speaker of the Saeima of Latvia Edvards Smiltens visited the de-occupied Chernihiv region.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with a delegation of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia headed by the newly elected Speaker Edvards Smiltēns.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk outlined the main tasks of interparliamentary diplomacy that the Ukrainian Parliament will face in 2023.

Since the beginning of the full-scale aggression of russia against Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has focused on the development and adoption of legislative acts that are relevant and urgent for the state during martial law, in particular in the field of national security and defence, economic, social, legal and humanitarian policy, education and science, ecology, conclusion of multilateral and bilateral international agreements.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the French delegation headed by the Mayor of Le Havre, the former Prime Minister of the French Republic Édouard Philippe and the Mayor of Saint-Germain-en-Laye Arnaud Pericard.

This was stated by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk during the discussion at the round table «Cooperation with the OECD and new horizons for the Ukrainian anti-corruption agenda: responsibility of legal entities», which took place today in Kyiv.

During the second day of the working visit, the Ukrainian delegation headed by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko held several meetings.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with Speaker of the Parliament (Riigikogu) of the Republic of Estonia Jüri Ratas. The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine met with the Chairman of the Parliament (Riigikogu) of Estonian Republic Juri Ratas.

In the framework of the working visit headed by the Ukrainian delegation, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko met with the First Vice Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Estonia (Riigikogu) Helir-Valdor Seeder.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has fulfilled its obligations and promise to adopt European integration laws contained in the seven main recommendations of the European Commission to Ukraine as a candidate country for EU accession by the end of the year.

During his working visit to Warsaw, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland Elzbieta Witek.

The Chairman of the Parliament of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk together with the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Lubinets met with a delegation of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) led by the President of the Institute Chris Field.

“Ukraine feels and sees the support of the world – true friends are always there for us!” stressed the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko stressed during a working meeting with a delegation of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Ukraine of the Parliament of the Republic of Austria headed by the Chairman Helmut Brandstatter.

Ukraine expects NATO to increase the supply of modern weapons, ammunition and air defence systems to protect civilians, especially women and children, from russia’s terrorist attacks.

The Secretary General of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Viacheslav Shtuchnyi and the Head of the Chancellery of the Senate of the Republic of Poland Adam Niemczewski signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in Vilnius (Lithuania).

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko held a working meeting with the delegation of the European Security Organization GLOBSEC.

The Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk met with the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg Fernand Etgen during a working visit to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk delivered a speech at the opening of the XII session of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and Seimas and Senate of the Republic of Poland

Speech by Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk

The Chief of Staff of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Vyacheslav Shtuchnyi and Head of the Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Modestas Gelbuda signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on December 6 in Vilnius (Lithuania).

Speakers of the Parliaments of Ukraine, Lithuania and the Senate of Poland signed the final Resolution on the results of the XII Session of the Interparliamentary Assembly.

The Chairman of the Parliament of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk took part in the ceremony of awarding the representatives of the American company, inventors and manufacturers of blood-stopping coagulants with the Gratitude of the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, who provided humanitarian aid – a ton of haemostatic drugs that minimize bleeding in both minor and severe wounds as well as medical kits for first aid.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko held a working meeting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Turk Volker.

«Ukraine had seven tasks on the European integration track – some of them have already been fulfilled, such as the appointment of the Head of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office or the election of some members of the High Council of Justice. This is something that depends on the Parliament,» the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko said on the air of the national telethon «UA together».

The People’s Deputies of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 8229, which calls on parliaments and governments of foreign states to reform the United Nations and recognize the russian federation’s membership in the UN as illegitimate.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko held a working meeting with the delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) of the European Parliament.

The Special International Tribunal for the trial of top russian officials for the crime of aggression against Ukraine should try not only putin and the russian military leadership.

“The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is working. We have a large program “RADA: the Next Generation”, which does not stop during the war,” the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko mentioned on the air of the national telethon “UA together”.

In the framework of the conference “Supporting parliamentary democracy around the world: building democratic resilience”, which is taking place in the European Parliament, the Secretary General of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Viacheslav Shtuchnyi held a series of bilateral meetings.

This is how the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk commented on the adoption by the Parliament of the Resolution “On the Statement of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the recognition of the russian regime as a terrorist one, the illegitimacy of the russian federation’s membership in the United Nations and its reform, the responsibility of members of russian political parties supporting aggression”, No. 8229.

This was stated by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk on the air of the national telethon “United News”.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the delegation of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania headed by the Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Simonyte.

In the framework of the working visit to the Republic of Korea, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko met with Korean scientists and statesmen and the President of the Korea Institute for Defence Analysis.

The Sixth Ukrainian Women’s Congress dedicated to the topic “Values in Time of War” started its work on 28 November in Kyiv. It brought together more than 50 speakers participating in 4 discussion panels and 4 special events.

Since October 2022, the russian federation, headed by the kremlin criminal putin, has repeatedly resorted to new acts of energy terrorism against Ukraine, massively firing missiles and bombing non-military targets throughout the country, the explanatory note to the document says.

Pursuant to the requirements of the European Commission on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, the members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Human Rights, Deoccupation and Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, National Minorities and Interethnic Relations registered the Draft Law of Ukraine “On National Minorities (Communities) of Ukraine” (Reg. No. 8224).

On the eve of the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor of 1932-33, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk emphasized that for Ukraine the correct interpretation of the tragic events of the early 20th century at the world level is a big step in restoring historical justice.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk informed that the Parliament has registered a draft resolution “On the Statement of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the recognition of the russian regime as a terrorist one, illegitimacy of the russian federation’s membership in the United Nations and its reform, responsibility of members of russian political parties that support aggression”.

The Ukrainian parliamentary delegation headed by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko took part in the dialogue session of the Ukrainian delegation with the parliamentarians of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), which was held on the sidelines of the 43rd General Assembly of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly).

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with a delegation of Ministers for European Affairs of the EU member states headed by Federal Minister for EU and Constitutional Affairs of the Republic of Austria Karoline Edtstadler.

The Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk took part in a working meeting with European colleagues, which took place today not in the parliament, but in a bomb shelter.

Statement by First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko at the 43rd General Assembly of the ASEAN MA from Ukraine .

The parliamentary delegation headed by First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko, which also includes members of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation: Chairman of the Committee Oleksandr Merezhko and member of the Committee Olha Rudenko, started their work at the 43rd General Assembly of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly) in Cambodia.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk commented on the Resolution “On the Appeal of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the Parliaments of the World on the Recognition of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as Genocide of the Ukrainian People” adopted today at the plenary session.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk and First Deputy Chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament Oleksandr Korniienko met with the delegation of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania headed by the Speaker of the Seimas Victoria Cmilyte-Nielsen. At the beginning of the meeting Ruslan Stefanchuk thanked his Lithuanian colleagues for the steady and reliable support of Ukraine from the first days of the war both in the domestic and international arenas.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine held a media briefing on the results of two days of the High-Level Multilateral Dialogue “Good Democratic Governance in Ukraine: Achievements, challenges and the way forward in the post-war period” in Strasbourg, France.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine delivered a welcoming speech within the framework of his working visit to Strasbourg at the opening of the High-Level Multilateral Dialogue “Good Democratic Governance in Ukraine: Achievements, challenges and the way forward in the post-war period”.

“To defend as bravely as Ukrainians fight: from the military to a child in kindergarten. To defend every time when a threat to democracy appears,” the First Vice Speaker emphasized during his speech at the tenth annual World Forum for Democracy “Democracy: New Hope?” during his working visit to Strasbourg, France.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko, who is on a working visit to Strasbourg (France) on November 7-9, addressed the meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.

This was stated by Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk during the telethon “UA together”.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk congratulated the European community on the anniversary of the entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty, which founded the EU.

On Tuesday, November 1, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko held a working meeting with the European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson.

Head of the Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Vyacheslav Shtuchny and Secretary General of the Croatian Parliament Davor Orlovic signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on October 26 in Zagreb (Croatia).

Speech of the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, at the First Parliamentary Summit of the International Crimean Platform (Zagreb, October 25, 2022)

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk, during the first day of the First Parliamentary Summit of the Crimea Platform in Zagreb, Croatia, held a meeting with pro-Ukrainian Crimean activists. Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, President of the German Bundestag Barbel Bas and First Vice-President of the European Parliament Othmar Karas also joined the event.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk emphasized this during a briefing to journalists after the opening of a memorial sculptural composition to Ivan Franko in the city of Lovran

This is how the Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk commented on the decision of the European Union to organize and finance the Aid Program for Ukraine in the winter period.

"The next step that we are planning and will work on with our colleagues before the next Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, which will take place in the spring, is the exclusion of the russian federation from this organization," First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko emphasized on the air of the national telethon, talking about the results of the working trip to Africa.

Speech of the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko at the 145th Assembly meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Tuesday, 11 October 2022 - Saturday, 15 October 2022, Kigali, Rwanda.

The Ukrainian delegation to the 145th Assembly of the IPU, headed by the First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniyenko, passed a Resolution condemning the invasion of Ukraine and attempts to annex Ukrainian territories.

"Recognition of a terrorist state or, in some countries, recognition of a state sponsor of terrorism is an according legal status," the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine noted on the air of the national "UA Together" telethon.

The Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Olena Kondratiuk met in Brussels with the President of the European Parliament, "sincere friend and sister of Ukraine" Roberta Metsola.

The Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk took part in the meeting of women leaders of EU parliaments on the humanitarian situation and assistance to Ukrainian refugees in the EU member states.

ADDRESS ON BEHALF OF CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE VERKHOVNA RADA COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTER-PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION TO THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES

"Crimea is Ukraine, the Kuril Islands are Japan. Territories stolen by russia around the world should be returned.» Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk stated after adopting the appeal to the international community regarding the Northern Territories of Japan.

"During these days in Germany, I had a chance to hold 9 bilateral meetings, most of them with my colleagues, speakers of G7 member states' parliaments.» Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine informed.

"Get up! Break the shackles...", — this is how the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk, commented on the social network about the adoption of Resolution No. 8105: "On the Address of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the International Community.»

Address of the Deputy Speaker of Ukrainian Parliament to the participants of the G20 Parliamentary Speakers Summit

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, commented on the main task of the First Parliamentary Summit of the International Crimean Platform, which will be holding on at the end of October in Croatia.

«russia and its agents of influence in the EU have activated the topic of a ceasefire and negotiations.

"Ukraine came to the defense of European democracy, freedom, and peace. And we pay an extremely high price for it. We are grateful to Germany for the provided weapons and financial assistance. And I urge you to continue supporting Ukraine!» Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk stated this during a meeting with the Federal Minister of Finance of Germany, Christian Lindner, and the Federal Minister of Justice of Germany, Marco Buschmann.

First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko held a meeting with the delegation of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the British Parliament.

«Despite the statements of some political forces, the draft Law on Media was adopted as a basis.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk, as part of a working visit to the Republic of Poland, met with the Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland Tomasz Grodzki.

The first deputy speaker of the The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko, the heads of the Comities and the heads of the parliamentary delegations of Ukraine in international institutions turned in an open letter to the cult American professor Timothy D. Snyder. The open letter addressed a request to support the research in the scientific circles on the illegality of Russian occupation of the USSR’s place in the UN Security Council and the organization itself.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk is on a working visit to the Republic of Poland.

At the next plenary session, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine plans to consider the draft law on combating money laundering following the standards of the International Financial Action Task Force (FATF), as required by the European Commission, said the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk in a comment to the Interfax-Ukraine agency".

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, wrote about this on his page on the social network, commenting on the holding of the second summit of the Crimean Platform.

First Deputy Chairman Oleksandr Korniienko had meeting with a delegation of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the parliaments of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland.

«The EU flag in the walls of the Parliament is not only an honor for us but also an obligation to fulfill all requirements to start negotiations on Ukraine's EU membership by the end of the year.» Ruslan Stefanchuk noted this during a meeting with the Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine, Matti Maasikas.

The Chairman of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk joined to participate in the second summit of the Crimean Platform at the initiative of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi.

«Ukraine needs more weapons because supplies of Western heavy weapons can strategically break the Russian offensive.» stressed the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, during a telephone conversation with the President of the German Bundestag Berbel Bas.

First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Oleksandr Korniyenko, took part in a meeting with a delegation of deputies of the interparliamentary network of EU member states "United for Ukraine" (U4U, "United for Ukraine").

Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the delegation of the United for Ukraine (U4U) network.

«I do not know a single crime that Russia has not committed on our land.» stressed the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk during the working meeting with the delegation of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions.

"The Ukrainian nation has united in the face of the threat and defends its right to its own future," the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, emphasized in his welcoming speech at the opening of the V International Forum "Where we are, there is Ukraine. Defenders Roll call".

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine called on the world community to recognize russia's actions on the territory of the ZNNP as an act of nuclear terrorism. People's deputies supported the relevant Resolution.

The Chairman of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk spoke about the work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine under martial law:

«Next will be consideration of the draft law on the introduction of competitive selection of judges of the Constitutional Court.» said Ruslan Stefanchuk on the "UA Razom."

"Everyone has already understood that russia must be separated from the civilized world. We all understand that russian society is terminally ill and is a carrier of the virus of the "russian world," the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, emphasized on the national telethon "UA Together."

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola joined the celebration of the Statehood Day of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada via video conference.

"For 170 days, the whole world has been watching how the Ukrainian people and the army heroically and victoriously defend their lands and European borders from the bloody embrace of the "russian world", – stressed the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk on the national telethon "UA Together".

We are preparing an active parliamentary sector within the framework of this year's "Crimean Platform" and will fight to keep the world's attention focused on Ukraine

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, met with representatives of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on the occasion of the third anniversary of the establishment of the Educational Center of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

"The status of a state sponsor of terrorism is enshrined in the legislation of the United States of America, so it is important that the United States itself recognizes russia as such," stressed the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, in a comment to the Interfax-Ukraine agency.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, called on the international community to strengthen efforts to protect the Ukrainian crop, which Russia is destroying with missile attacks.

"All branches of government have worked out the first plan of our progress towards obtaining membership – agreed and coordinated their opportunities," the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, emphasized on the United News telethon (#UArazom).

Address of the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, on the anniversary of the tragedy of flight MH17

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, together with the Executive Committee of the National Parliamentary Group in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, held a working meeting with the delegation of the Working Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union regarding the situation in Ukraine.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk held a working meeting with representatives of the diplomatic missions of the G7 countries and the European Union.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, held a working meeting with the Chairman of the Senate of the French Republic, Gerard Larcher

This was stated by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Oleksandr Korniyenko, during the visit of the French delegation led by the Chairman of the Senate of the French Republic Gerard Larcher to the de-occupied Borodyanka in the Kyiv region.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk joined the online conference dedicated to the centenary of diplomatic relations between the USA and Lithuania.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, held a working meeting with the Chairman of the Senate of the French Republic, Gerard Larcher

Oleksandr Korniyenko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, addressed the participants of the practical seminar "Croatia's experience during the period of accession to the EU. The role of the Parliament of Croatia" with an introductory speech.

«I want to assure everyone: our relations with European partners will be honest and transparent. Otherwise, we will never rebuild our country.» Said the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine - Ruslan Stefanchuk, commenting to journalists on the process of reconstruction of Ukraine, which plan was presented in Lugano, Switzerland, at the International Conference on Reconstruction of Ukraine (URC2022).

"In the near future, we must draw up a joint road map, how the Parliament of Ukraine should move, what acts and standards of the EU it should implement, and which laws," said the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, expressing confidence that "by the end of the summer, Ukraine will have this road map."

Ruslan Stefanchuk Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, took part in the opening of the "Parliament and Restoration" conference.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, in an interview with the Rada TV channel, spoke about the results of the two-day Ukraine Recovery International Conference held in the Swiss city of Lugano.

President Zelenskyy, dear Volodymyr, Chairman Stefanchuk, Prime Minister Shmyhal, Members of the government, Honourable Members of the Rada, Duzhe dyakuyu, thank you so much for inviting me to address this special session. Just days ago, on Constitution Day, President Zelenskyy, you said that your ‘victory is not far off'.

On July 1, within the walls of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk, and Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal put their signatures under a joint statement certifying Ukraine's readiness to become a full member of the European Union.

A new history of Ukraine and the European Union has begun. We are not side by side now, we are together now. Not two neighbors, between which are borders and barriers, but one European family, which has common values and a common destiny. And it's not just words, it's not declarative, it's not some expectations or some political calculation there, it's a legally fixed status.

Today, a solemn installation of the flag of the European Union took place in the meeting hall of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. From now on, the EU flag will stand next to the yellow-blue flag as a symbol of Ukraine's desire to become a full member of the European family and to adopt the necessary European integration laws as soon as possible.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, met with the German delegation led by Deputy Chairman of the Bundestag Committee on Foreign Affairs, Thomas Erndl.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the delegation of the interparliamentary group "Republic of Austria - Ukraine" of the National Council of the Republic of Austria, headed by Helmut Brandstatter.

Ukrainian women face new challenges in the face of a full-scale russian invasion, but they do not give up and continue to work, care for children and loved ones, and defend Ukraine as we approach our victory.

The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine held a working meeting with the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Margareta Cederfelt.

On the UA Together telethon, Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, congratulated the Ukrainian people on the national holiday – the Constitution Day of Ukraine.

The delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is appalled by what is seen in Bucha and Irpin. This will have a significant impact on the work and agenda of the next session of the Assembly, which is to take place next week.

Parliament will work in a turbo mode so that by 2025 Ukraine fulfills all its obligations for EU membership, announced the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk during the UA Together telethon.

During his working visit, First Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniyenko opened a shelter center for victims of domestic and gender-based violence in the Berezivka Rural Territorial Community in the Zhytomyr Region.

"Incredibly good news for Ukraine! We have the status of a candidate for membership in the European Union!," this was stated by Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk.

The Parliament of Ukraine appeals to the EU member states and its institutions to support granting Ukraine the status of a candidate country for accession to the EU at the summit on June 23-24. The relevant resolution №7471 was adopted today during the plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. "For" – 315 deputies.

Today in Ukraine, russia is fighting against European values, which means that any European country that shares the same principles can be the next target for aggression.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratified The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Reg. № 0157).

The return of all the territories that Ukraine had at the time of independence, the recognition of the russian federation as an aggressor by the International Criminal Court, and reparations for Ukraine for the destruction caused during the war against Ukraine are issues on the agenda of the world community today.

This was stated by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk in an interview with the leading French-language newspaper La Libre.

First of all, the First Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of Ukraine thanked the people of Malta for their support and humanitarian aid: "We hope that one day we will be able to personally thank many Maltese people by inviting them to Ukraine."

Ukraine clearly understands that candidate status is the starting point for further complex paths to full membership. This was emphasized by the Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, during a working meeting with the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Karl Nehammer.

The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, addressed the National Council of the Republic of Austria. It is symbolic that this speech took place in the year of the 30th anniversary of the resumption of Ukrainian-Austrian diplomatic relations"

During his working visit to Romania, First Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Kornienko met with the Speaker of the Senate of the Romanian Parliament Florin Citu.

The three Commissioners are taking part in the mission Erik Mose (Chairperson), Jasminka Dzumhur and Pablo de Greiff.

The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, gave an interview to the Ukrinform news agency, in which he called on the Dutch authorities to support Ukraine in its European integration aspirations, listening to the wishes of its people.

The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, held a working meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, Vera Bergkamp, ??and the Speaker of the Senate, Jan Anthonie Bruijn.

Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk met with a delegation of the European Interparliamentary Network United for Ukraine (U4U).

Members of the Parliamentary Committee of the EU-Ukraine Association adopted a joint statement based on the results of the 14th meeting, which took place in Strasbourg on June 8-9, 2022.

"My call to be interested in Ukraine is sent to the whole world because we defend not only European but also world values, world law, and order.” – Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, emphasized this in an interview with Ukrainian Week.

The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, delivers a speech at the Plenary Session of the European Parliament (Strasbourg, France).

During a telephone conversation, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk called on the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to support Ukraine on its European integration path.

Ukraine needs an honest and fair investigation and verdict of the International Criminal Court because unpunished evil will return a hundredfold, – emphasized the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, at a press conference in the Senate of the French Republic.

"We greatly appreciate Slovenia's support at this difficult time, when the russian federation is waging a full-scale war against Ukraine," Olena Kondratiuk said.

“There are currently three important fronts in Ukraine: military, economic, and diplomatic. On all these fronts, Estonia is together with Ukraine "– the First Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniyenko met with the First Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Estonia Hanno Pevkur.

In an interview with the French channel BFM, Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, called on Europeans to react more actively to the events in Ukraine.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier during his working visit to Germany.

During his visit to Germany, the Chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament met with German parliamentarians and government officials who directly influence decisions on arms supplies to Ukraine.

The First Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine held a working meeting with the delegation of the ruling party of the Republic of Korea, "People's Power.

The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, met with the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz.

Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, took part in a special sitting of the German Bundestag Committee on Foreign Affairs and the German Bundestag Committee on European Affairs with the participation of the President of the German Bundestag Barbel Bas.

This was emphasized during the meeting between the Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Olena Kondratiuk, and the Speaker of the Spanish Congress Meritxell Batet Lamana.

Deputy Chairwoman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Olena Kondratiuk, began her working trip to Spain with a meeting with Emma Aparici, Director of the Foreign Policy Department of the Spanish Government

First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Oleksandr Korniyenko: The issue of Ukraine was perhaps the most important at the last session of the NATO PA.

The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, began his working visit to the Federal Republic of Germany with a meeting with the State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, Tobias Lindner, Member of the Bundestag.

The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk held a meeting with Mark Daly, Speaker of the Upper House of the Irish Parliament, and Sean O’Farrell, Speaker of the Lower House of the Irish Parliament.

Almost 15 speakers have already responded to the appeal to foreign colleagues and deputies to visit Ukraine and see the consequences of the war with their own eyes – stated Ruslan Stefanchuk on the live UA Together TV Marathon, emphasizing the value of parliamentary diplomacy.

Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk: "The President of the French Senate, Gerard Larcher, accepted my invitation to visit Ukraine.

Abolishing the parliamentary immunity, starting a real fight against Russian collaborators, launching the "Great Construction" of the country, introducing digitalization, etc.

On the air of the telethon "UA together," The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, commented on the Ukrainian Parliament's decision to confiscate the property of individuals and legal entities of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus and described the mechanisms of the rule's implementation.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with Melinda Simmons, UK Ambassador to Ukraine

During his working visit, Oleksandr Korniyenko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, held a meeting with Mart Volmer, Deputy Minister for European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia.

Together we will rebuild Ukraine, - Oleksandr Kornienko and the Ukrainian delegation met with the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology of the Republic of Estonia.

First Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Kornienko and the Head of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of Estonia Arsenii Pushkarenko, together with members of the Ukrainian delegation, met with the Minister of Culture of Estonia Tiit Terik during their working visit.

They discussed, in particular, the introduction of sanctions on Russian energy, economic and humanitarian aid, and inter-parliamentary cooperation.

In particular, Oleksandr Korniyenko and Hanno Pevkur discussed the issues of assistance in demining territories, providing temporary housing for Ukrainians, and identifying the bodies of the dead.

During her working visit to the Republic of Estonia, Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk met with Speaker of the Riigikogu Yuri Ratas.

A working group has been set up in the Verkhovna Rada with a step-by-step plan for implementing Ukraine's EU membership program

Oleksandr Korniyenko discussed an increase in military assistance to Ukraine with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Estonia

Oleksandr Korniyenko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Co-Chair of the NATO-Ukraine Interparliamentary Council (UNIC), took part in an extraordinary meeting of this organization, which took place today in Lviv.

During his visit to the Republic of Estonia, First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniyenko visited e-Estonia Briefing Center.

Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk held a meeting with German Ambassador to Ukraine Anka Feldhuzen and congratulated the Ambassador on her return to Kyiv and the resumption of the full-fledged work of the German diplomatic mission in the Ukrainian capital.

An exhibition of photographs and icons dedicated to Russia's aggression against Ukraine was opened on May 17 at the European Parliament.

After visiting Bucha and Borodyanka, following a meeting with Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, members of the Government, the military, members of the global network of parliament members "United for Ukraine" (U4U) agreed on a joint statement.

The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia Andrej Plenkovic held a meeting in the Parliament of Ukraine. They discussed issues of military assistance to Ukraine, the introduction of total embargo on Russian energy, recognition of the genocide of the Ukrainian people committed by Russia; and Croatia's experience in joining the EU.

Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, discussed with Kristina Kvien, Charge d'Affaires of the United States in Ukraine, the sanctions policy against russia, the activities of the Ukrainian Parliament during martial law and the reconstruction of Ukraine.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine hosted a meeting between Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and the "United for Ukraine" (U4U) global network of parliament members to discuss military assistance to Ukraine, the introduction of the sixth package of sanctions against russia and bringing those responsible to justice.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk thanked the President of the German Bundestag Berbel Bass for her visit to Ukraine, which has become another page in the ongoing dialogue between the two parliaments.

First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Oleksandr Korniyenko, President of the Storting of the Kingdom of Norway Masud Garakhkani and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway Anniken Huitfeldt witnessed the consequences of the occupation of the cities of Kyiv region - Bucha and Irpen.

During the speech in the Riigikogu, the Second Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Olena Kondratiuk, thanked Estonia for its consistent support of the investigation into crimes committed by russians in Ukraine, in particular, the work of the International Criminal Court.

During her working visit to the Republic of Estonia, Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratiuk met with Speaker of the Riigikogu Yuri Ratas.

Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratyuk held a working meeting with the Speaker of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia Inara Murniece.

During her working visit, Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratyuk met with President of the Republic of Latvia Egils Levits.

"On behalf of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the entire Ukrainian nation, I would like to thank your Parliament, which on April 21st, 2022, was the first in the world to recognize russia's war crimes against Ukraine as genocide. Just as Estonia was the first in the world in 1993 to recognize the Holodomor as a genocide of the Ukrainian people, "said Olena Kondratiuk, Second Deputy Chair of the Verkhovna Rada, during a speech at the Riigikogu.

Address of the Deputy Char person of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Olena Kondratyuk to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania

On 8 May 2022, Colonel Oleksandr Sergeyev, Commander of the Kharkiv Armed Forces, Serhiy Melnyk, Brigadier General, Chief of the Kharkiv Garrison, Roman Semenukha, Deputy Chairman of the Kharkiv Region Military Administration, and Maria Mezentseva, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Ukraine's Integration with the European Union, met in Kharkiv with Urmas Reinsalu, former Estonian Defence Minister.

On May 6, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine chairs met with a delegation of the United for Ukraine (U4U) global network of parliamentarians.

On May 6, 2022, in Kyiv, the Chairmen of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Parliaments of Poland, Czech Republic and Ukraine made a joint statement in support of Ukraine following the visit of a delegation of European parliamentarians to Ukraine.

Oleksandr Kornienko, First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, met with a delegation of members of the parliaments of the EU member states (GLOBSEC), who visited Kyiv today and the affected districts of the Kyiv region.

Olena Kondratyuk, Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, visited the cities of Kyiv Region - Irpin and Bucha - liberated from the russian invaders. She was accompanied by Igor Grosu, the President of the Moldovan Parliament.

During a meeting with Friedrich Merz, the Chairman of the German Christian Democratic Union, Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, thanked his German counterpart for the timely visit to Kyiv and the constant support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.

When the war is over… Everyone tries to put some vision of their future in the second part of this sentence. We have reconsidered and changed our priorities so much since 24 February 2022. In fact, only a peaceful sky, health, a warm hearted look of a person you care about and a place called home. All this used to be just enough for happiness.

The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk together with the President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Representatives of the Ukrainian Government met with the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, who visited Kyiv together with the Congress delegation.

The draft resolution "On the Address of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the House of Representatives and the Senate of the United States Congress on Recognition of the russian federation as a Sponsor of Terrorism" has been registered in the Parliament of Ukraine.

Parliament has passed with 344 votes a resolution calling the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States Congress to recognize Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.

On the eve of Victory Day, Ukrainian Parliament adopted a resolution "On the Statement of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazism and the inadmissibility of the Russian Federation's appropriation of the victory over Nazism." Resolution was supported by 290 MPs.

Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, discussed the humanitarian, economic and security needs of Ukraine with Andreas Norlen, the Speaker of the Riksdag of Sweden.

STATEMENT BY CHAIRS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEES CALLING FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF VLADIMIR KARA-MURZA

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk met with the Romanian delegation headed by Prime Minister Nicolae Ionel Ciuca to discuss issues of further military assistance to Ukraine, economic security and post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.

"I appreciate the support of the European Parliament in Ukraine's European integration aspirations," said Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, after meeting with MEPs Guy Verhofstadt of Belgium, Luis Garicano of Spain, Petras Austrevicius of Lithuania and Ramona Strugariu of Romania.

During a joint briefing with the speakers of the parliaments of North Macedonia, Switzerland, and Romania, Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, outlined five main and essential areas of assistance to Ukraine from the world that are important for our victory over the aggressor.

Speakers of three European Parliaments visited the cities of Irpin and Hostomel near Kyiv, which were devastated during the Russian occupation. Talat Xhaferi of North Macedonia, Florin Kitsu of Romania, and Irene Kallin from Switzerland made the journey together with Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada.

The russians have to understand that every diplomatic communication has a corridor. With each such Bucha, each such Irpen, each such Borodyanka, Hostomel, Stoyanka this corridor becomes more and more narrow. This was emphasized by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk in an interview to RBC-Ukraine.

To win in international courts, it is necessary that the facts of russia's crimes be recognised by the world not just as war crimes, but as elements of genocide - Oleksandr Kornienko, First Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, emphasised during the live broadcast of Ukraine 24 Freedom TV channel.

During the working visit and participation in the summit of women speakers of the EU countries, the Vice Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada got acquainted with the work of border checkpoints and assistance centres for the Ukrainians who have received temporary protection in the European Union.

APPEAL Of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the International Olympic Committee and the governing bodies of international sports federations on the recommendation on the ban on the participation of athletes of the russian federation and the Republic of Belarus in international competitions and the exclusion of citizens of the russian federation and the Republic of Belarus from the governing bodies of these organisations

Olena Kondratyuk, Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is taking part in the Summit of Women Speakers of the European Parliaments, which is currently taking place in Poland, at the invitation of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland Elzbieta Witek.

We need not partial, but strong, economically strong sanctions that can break the economic backbone of the killing machine. This was stated by Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, during a joint visit with journalists to Borodyanka, Bucha and Irpin together with the Speaker of the Senate of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil and the Marshal of the Senate of Poland Tomasz Grodzki.

Statement of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Human Rights, de-occupation and reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, national minorities and interethnic relations regarding the exclusion of russia from the UN Security Council.

The Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy informs about the state of affairs on the touristic front

Ruslan Stefanchuk, The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, noted on his Facebook page that the goal of russia's military aggression against Ukraine is the systematic and consistent slaughter and extermination of the Ukrainian people, their identity and deprivation of their right to self-determination and independent development. According to him, the world must recognise the genocide of the Ukrainian people during the Russian invasion in 2022.

Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, met with a delegation of Members of the European Parliament, National Parliaments of the EU Member States and members of the European Liberal Political Family of the ALDE.

Speaking at the spring session of the standing committees of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, noted that it is time for NATO member states to choose which bloc they aspire to.

The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, thanked the Members of the European Parliament and the Parliaments of the EU Member States for their courage, bravery and constant support for Ukraine during the briefing following the meeting with them.

The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, met with a delegation of the European Parliament and members of the national parliaments of the EU Member States, which arrived in Kyiv. The interlocutors discussed the coordination of European parliaments in support of Ukraine.

Ruslan Stefanchuk, The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, has proposed to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to establish a special commission to investigate crimes committed by the russian federation on the territory of Ukraine. He made this proposal during a press conference with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Tiny Kox in Lviv.

The PACE's principled position in condemning russia's aggression against Ukraine is extremely important. This was stated by Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, during a meeting with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Tiny Kox in Lviv.

The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, took part in the solemn inclusion of Lviv University in the EC2U Alliance of European Universities and the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and the seven most influential universities in the EU

"Every day at least four Ukrainian children die and another seven are injured or wounded by russian soldiers, which often leads to disability," said Oleksiy Symonenko, Deputy Prosecutor General, speaking at a roundtable on "Political and legal consequences of russia's crimes against Ukraine” organised by the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation.