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The tag "deputy" highlights varied issues in Ukraine's political landscape. Recently, MP Kryvosheiev from the Servant of the People refused to attend a meeting with President Zelenskyy over a phone surrender request, sparking discussions on privacy and protocol among deputies. Meanwhile, other deputies have been entangled in serious allegations; one bribery case involved a deputy in the Vinnytsia region who allegedly bought a girl with disability to avoid mobilization. Corruption remains a pressing concern. The Anti-Corruption Action Center has targeted MPs who voted to restrict access to property registers, highlighting the ongoing battle for transparency. Public sentiment grows uneasy, with 69% opposing easier access for MPs to state secrets, emphasizing the demand for stringent vetting. These incidents underscore the complex challenges deputies face amidst governance and ethical dilemmas in Ukraine.

What caused MP Kryvosheiev to refuse meeting with President Zelenskyy?

MP Kryvosheiev refused to attend the meeting due to a demand to surrender his mobile phone, raising concerns about personal privacy breaches. Such incidents stir debates on the balance between security protocols and personal rights for deputies attending high-level meetings.

What are the recent corruption allegations against Ukrainian deputies?

Recent allegations include a deputy in the Vinnytsia region involved in a scheme to avoid mobilization via fraudulent means. This highlights ongoing issues of ethical misconduct and the need for reinforced anti-corruption measures within the political system.

Why is there public opposition to deputies' access to state secrets?

Public opposition stems from concerns over misuse of classified information and a lack of trust in deputies' integrity. Stringent vetting processes are demanded to ensure that only qualified and trustworthy officials access sensitive information, highlighting citizens' desire for accountable governance.

What efforts are being made to combat corruption among Ukrainian deputies?

Efforts include publishing lists of MPs involved in concealing assets and property, as evidenced by the Anti-Corruption Action Center's recent actions. These steps aim to increase transparency and hold deputies accountable, though challenges remain in securing long-term efficacy in anti-corruption initiatives.

How does public sentiment reflect on the current political controversies involving deputies?

Public sentiment is increasingly critical, with surveys indicating a lack of confidence in deputies' ethical standards, especially regarding access to state secrets. There's a clear demand for reforms and accountability, emphasizing citizens' desire for a transparent and trustworthy political system.

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Ukrainian issue no longer EU's top priority, - MEP Štefanec Ukraine has ceased to be the number one priority for the European Union. 36 744 56 Ukrainian Politics

артем сытник набу NABU investigates MP Onyshchenko's statements of parliamentary graft, - Sytnyk The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has launched pre-trial investigation into alleged graft of Ukrainian parliament members for voting of SBU and PGO heads' dismissal and appointment of new prosecutor general. The allegations were earlier voiced by MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko, who has been put on the wanted list in suspicion of committing economic crimes. 9 638 52 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

Removal of Novynskyi's parliamentary immunity to be considered Dec. 8, - Speaker Parubii The Verkhovna Rada will consider the motion of the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) on stripping Opposition Bloc MP Vadym Novynskyi of parliamentary immunity in the first place on Thursday. 4 737 49 Previously in trend: Removal of Novynskyi's immunity

березюк Samopomich faction leaves Rada session hall upon demands to vote on lifting parliamentary immunity of MP Novynskyi Samopomich parliamentary faction has left the meeting of the Verkhovna Rada upon demanding putting to vote on lifting parliamentary immunity of Opposition Bloc MP Vadym Novynskyi and the people's deputies in general. 34 328 115 Previously in trend: Removal of Novynskyi's immunity

вилкул Many Ukrainian MPs travel to Crimea, - Isliamov Russia-based Crimean Tatar businessman, coordinator of the Crimea blockade campaign Lenur Isliamov says many Ukrainian MPs continue visiting the occupied peninsula. 84 815 81 Ukrainian Politics

новинский Rada committee postpones debate to cancel Novynskyi's immunity, asks PGO to provide more materials The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Rules and Procedures has postponed the consideration of the motion by the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) on stripping Opposition Bloc MP Vadym Novynskyi of parliamentary immunity and bringing him to criminal liability. 8 358 62 Ukrainian Politics

турчинов Millions of cash "poured in parliament" block adoption of special forfeiture law, - Turchynov The law on special forfeiture has so far failed to be passed for two reasons. 50 768 145 Ukrainian Politics

дтп молоток MP Molotok's son caused car accident in Kyiv: four people injured, patrol car damaged. PHOTOS MP Ihor Molotok's ("Volia Narodu" parliamentary faction) son Denys caused a large-scale car accident in Kyiv. As a result, four people were injured and a patrol car was damaged. 96 911 183 Previously in trend: Rich kids on roads

Russian MP's aide killed in combat in Syria, - Reuters The death of Sergei Morozov, an aide to Russia's State Duma deputy Mikhail Degtyaryov (LDPR party), has not been made public. 39 171 106 World

вр 119 parliament millionaires received housing compensation from state budget, - NGO 119 people's deputies who declared at least 1 million hryvnia ($38,443) of cash assets, received housing compensation from the state budget in 2015. 24 226 136 Ukrainian Politics

декларация демчак PPB faction MP Demchak keeps 133M hryvnia in cash, owns 355-meter house in London’s upscale Borough of Barnet. PHOTOS Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction MP, Deputy Head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Financial Policy and Banking Ruslan Demchak showed 133 million hryvnia in cash (over $5,115,000) and a house with area of 355 square meters in one of London’s Boroughs in his e-declaration. 81 112 273 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials

довгий MP Dovhyi's income statement: 95 paintings, 12 luxury watches, $2M in cash and $500,000 in banks Oles Dovhyi, Volia Narodu (People's Will) parliamentary faction MP and former close ally of Kyiv's odious Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi, has declared 95 paintings, two apartments in downtown Kyiv, 12 luxury watches, about $2 million in cash and $500,000 on bank accounts. 54 779 202 Ukrainian Politics

фролов николай MP Frolov initiates check to establish those who illegally included assets in his property registry. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Petro Poroshenko Bloc (PPB) faction MP Mykola Frolov says he discovered that he owned several apartments in different Ukraine’s cities and a 1994 Tavria car after making requests to registries before submitting his income statement online. However, the people's deputy swears he never heard of them and definitely did not purchase these assets. 44 276 105 Incidents

MP Omelianovych's e-declaration unveils 45 previously "forgotten" land plots, - Shabunin Electronic income statement of Opposition Bloc MP Denys Omelianovych lists 45 more land plots than his paper declaration for the same year. 29 750 76 Ukrainian Politics

гройсман Boosting MPs' salaries out of question, PM Hroisman says The Cabinet of Ministers is not going to put amendments to the draft budget-2017 that are intended to increase the salaries of the deputies. 60 499 307 Previously in trend: Budget 2017

Lutsenko to simplify procedure of MPs prosecution Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko initiates changes that will allow the Verkhovna Rada to simplify consideration of motions to bring lawmakers to criminal liability. 4 838 14 Incidents

сухари PPB faction MP Honcharenko puts bag of rusks symbolizing confinement at MP Skoryk’s workplace. PHOTOS+VIDEO The Opposition bloc faction MPs attacked Honcharenko attempting to take away the rusks. 168 233 232 Ukrainian Politics

"They catch bottom feeder while big fish rubs its hands," – MP Bereziuk on Kaskiv’s detention Samopomich faction Head Oleh Bereziuk believes the society is sick of the show-off detentions it has been observing over the last year. 10 369 44 Incidents

дтп MP Lanio gets into car accident in Lviv region, - media. PHOTO People's deputy Mykhailo Lanio (parliamentary group "Vіdrodzhennia") has been hospitalized after a car accident in the Lviv region. 74 995 127 Ukrainian Politics

Victim in car crash caused by drunken lawmaker Yevsieienko dies in intensive care unit The driver of the car rammed by Toyota operated by Member of Makariv (the Kyiv region) District Council (Batkivshchyna faction) Matvii Yevsieienko died in the in intensive care unit of the hospital No. 17. His wife is in critical condition. 25 859 2 Previously in trend: Drunk driving

"I have no 'detention list'," Prosecutor General Lutsenko says Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko will measure his achievements on the post not by number of persons detained, but by amounts of funds returned to the budget. 3 858 44 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

рада Speaker Parubii closes Rada session until September. PHOTOS Verkhovna Rada Speaker Andrii Parubii closed the fourth session of the Verkhovna Rada of the eighth convocation. The next, fifth session will start Sept. 6. 28 980 215 Ukrainian Politics

вр Parubii closes Rada session early Speaker of Verkhovna Rada Andrii Parubii has been forced to close early the parliamentary session on Tuesday due to lack of MPs in the hall. 38 729 115 Ukrainian Politics

Lutsenko proposes banning deputies who face immunity removal from traveling abroad Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko asks the Verkhovna Rada to change its internal rules in terms of bringing people's deputies to responsibility in order to avoid further confusion as to respective prosecutorial motions. 10 644 71 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

парубий “I hope Parliament will consider this issue in first plenary day”, - Parubii on stripping MP Onyshchenko of immunity The Verkhovna Rada might consider stripping MP Onyshchenko of immunity and bringing him to criminal liability in the nearest plenary day. 8 287 43 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

Several MPs can acquire status of suspects, relevant motions planned to be filed, - Lutsenko Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko intends to submit motions to the Verkhovna Rada on stripping several lawmakers of parliamentary immunity. 8 228 47 Previously in trend: Revoking immunity

онищенко PGO obtains NABU’s motion on stripping MP Onyshchenko of immunity, - Lutsenko’s press secretary The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) has received a motion filed by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) on stripping MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko (Volia Narodu parliamentary group member) of his immunity. 26 009 57 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Some 60 MPs set to visit Ukraine-Northern Ireland match during working hours On Thursday, June 16, about 60 Verkhovna Rada deputies plan to fly a charter from Zhuliany airport (Kyiv) to France which is currently hosting Euro 2016. 23 858 86 Ukrainian Politics

вр вышиванки Vyshyvanka Day in Rada: garments' cost ranged from 300 to 30,000 hryvnia. PHOTOS In honor of the Vyshyvanka [national Ukrainian embroidered shirt - ed.] Day, the majority of Ukrainian parliamentarians came to work today wearing national costumes. 85 240 81 Ukrainian Politics

парубий parubii Rada speaker supports Hroisman’s decision to increase lawmakers’ salaries Verkhovna Rada Chairman Andrii Parubii supports the decision of his predecessor Volodymyr Hroisman to increase MPs’ salaries from 6,109 hryvnia to 17,425 hryvnia, having no intention to abolish it. 30 769 157 Ukrainian Politics

кононенко Kononenko reinstated as first deputy head of Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The Petro Poroshenko Bloc parliamentary faction has reinstated its first deputy head Ihor Kononenko at its meeting. 19 724 125 Ukrainian Politics

порошенко импичмент подписи People's deputies gather signatures for Poroshenko's impeachment. DOCUMENT People's deputies of Ukraine have started to gather signatures to initiate impeachment of President Petro Poroshenko. 111 155 372 Ukrainian Politics

Firsov to dispute deprivation of mandate at Supreme Administrative Court The recently unseated MP Yehor Firsov will submit a claim to the Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine. 4 507 43 Ukrainian Politics

бригинец белоцерковец Bryhynets and Belotserkovets took oath in Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Bryhynets and Dmytro Belotserkovets took oath of office at today's Verkhovna Rada plenary session. 22 887 94 Ukrainian Politics

PPB congress unseated Tomenko and Firsov referring to non-existent law, - MP Leshchenko Poroshenko Bloc deputy Serhii Leshchenko deems the party congress' decision on unseating Mykola Tomenko and Yehor Firsov to be a derision. 55 537 107 Ukrainian Politics

PPB's decision to unseat Tomenko and Firsov deals serious blow to democracy and parliamentarism in Ukraine, - Butusov Ukraine has not yet seen a precedent of unseating a people's deputy against their will by a party congress decision. 41 535 295 Ukrainian Politics

Court releases Shevtsov due to pressure put by Presidential Administration, - MP Liashko Vinnytsia court has released former National Police Head in Vinnytsia region Anton Shevtsov, suspected of treason, from custody due to pressure the Presidential Administration put on judges. 30 089 186 Previously in trend: Shevtsov's detention

Rada adopted no laws today, only 30 MPs left in session hall in afternoon The members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine have adopted no laws on March 18. 12 025 95 Ukrainian Politics

яценюк "Forget scheming and allow government working," - PM Yatseniuk Ukraine's Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk has called on people's deputies to restore the parliamentary coalition and not prevent the government from working. 73 440 691 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet

крыма краснов комбат People's deputies set to take charge of detained Azov activist Krasnov, MP Biletskyi says MPs are ready to take charge of Stanislav Krasnov, the Azov regiment fighter apprehended by the SBU the other day. 16 327 72 Previously in trend: Krasnov's detention

Sanctions can only be lifted if Russia fundamentally changes its policies in Ukraine, – Bundestag's Röttgen Sanctions against Russia should be maintained until the Russian Federation changes its policy towards Ukraine. 6 246 77 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Kononenko not to give up parliamentary mandate Poroshenko Bloc MP Ihor Kononenko is not going to give up his parliamentary mandate. 13 476 118 Previously in trend: Abromavicius-Kononenko scandal

People's Front faction ready to vote for removal of parliamentary immunity, - MP Yemets People's Front faction will vote for the removal of parliamentary immunity. 13 383 102 Ukrainian Politics

фирсов "I reported to NABU and PGO regarding Kononenko and several other Poroshenko Bloc members, but to no avail," - MP Firsov Verkhovna Rada Deputy Yehor Firsov, who quit Poroshenko Bloc faction on Feb. 8, said that he had filed several petitions with the Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) against several members of the Poroshenko Bloc, including Kononenko. 16 631 37 Ukrainian Politics

"They neglected official position of Czech Republic and EU," - Foreign Ministry on Czech MPs' visit to "DPR" The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry expresses its strong protest over the illegal entry into the territory of Ukraine and the visit to the temporarily occupied Donetsk of Czech Republic citizens, Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia MPs Zdenek Ondrášek and Stanislav Matskovik. 7 284 60 Ukrainian Politics

Parliamentary immunity leads to neglecting laws and should be abolished, - Speaker Hroisman Representatives of various political forces are keen on abusing the promise of cancelling parliamentary immunity prior to elections, but afterwards the issue is again placed on a shelf. 4 905 33 Ukrainian Politics

вр депутаты бюджет-2016 New Year gift: how parliament adopted budget for 2016. PHOTOS Verkhovna Rada MPs traditionally adopted the next year budget in the dead of night. 116 232 0 Previously in trend: Budget 2013

Yatseniuk warns lawmakers that they will have to celebrate New Year in parliament Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk has announced that the country will face economic collapse if the state budget-2016 is not adopted. 10 202 102 Previously in trend: Budget 2013