Verkhovna Rada Chairperson Andrii Parubii hoping current plenary week will be fruitful and successful

Press Secretary of the Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
12 July 2016, 11:00

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andrii Parubii hopes that current plenary week will be fruitful and successful.

Andrii Parubii reminded that on Monday, the meeting of the Conciliatory Council of the heads of the parliamentary factions and the chairpersons of the Verkhovna Rada committees was constructive and its participants were able to agree the agenda "with almost all important issues in it: dismissal of judges, deregulation, gas market, electric energy market, laws for local self-government."

He informed that the Ukrainian 54th mechanized brigade managed to stop a Russian armed subversive group. He added that the brigade detained two active officers of the Russian Federation, who proved that the Russian troops and officers are staying on the territory of Ukraine. He noted the case again proved that Russia is holding active combat activities against Ukraine and the Ukrainian independence.