The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) has approved President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decree extending martial law in Ukraine. Source: Yaroslav Zhelezniak, a lawmaker from the Holos (Voice) party, on Telegram Quote: "The parliament has approved the presidential decree (#10456) on extending martial law.
New initiatives on mobilization will be considered at the next meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff, National Security & Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary, Oleksiy Danilov, told BBC Ukraine on Dec. 12.
When preparing the draft law for the second reading, budget revenues were increased by Hr 22 billion ($610 million) to the total amount of Hr 1.77 trillion ($49 billion). The expenditures remained almost the same at Hr 3.35 trillion ($93 billion).
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, approved amendments to the law on national minorities, which is one of the requirements for the country's accession to the EU, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said on Sept. 21.