Politics & Economics

Zelensky reacts to petition to revoke parliamentary mandates of pro-Russian MPs

Zelensky reacts to petition to revoke parliamentary mandates of pro-Russian MPs

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has instructed Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk to address a petition to revoke the mandates of all people's deputies with the banned Opposition Platform - For Life party. The response to the petition was published on the president’s website, Ukrinform reports. "Taking this into account, I turned to the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, R. Stefanchuk, with a request to process the proposals set out in the electronic petition and to inform me of the results," the president wrote. He also noted that the regulations of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine stipulate that the…
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Russia warned of serious consequences from any hostilities against Ukraine

Russia warned of serious consequences from any hostilities against Ukraine

Russia will face “serious consequences” if it threatens Ukraine’s territorial integrity, Paris and Berlin have warned, as ministers held meetings discussing the threat posed by a build-up of troops on the country’s border. In a joint statement, Heiko Maas and Jean-Yves Le Drian, the foreign ministers of Germany and France, pledged “unwavering support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine” after meeting their counterpart from Kyiv. Their words came after Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s secretary-general, called on Moscow to ease tensions with Ukraine and be transparent about its military activities as he warned of “unusual concentrations” of Russian troops…
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