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ArticleUnited States-Ukraine: Bilateral Security Agreement Signed On June 13, 2024, the United States and Ukraine entered into a joint security agreement outlining a 10-year plan to strengthen Ukraine’s defensive capabilities and assist Ukraine in meeting requirements for eventual…
- Contributor: Myers, Louis
- Date: 2024-06-17
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ArticleEuropean Union: New Regulation Allows Using Net Profits from Frozen Russian Assets to Support Ukraine On May 22, 2024, Regulation (EU) 2024/1469, which authorizes the use of net profits from the frozen assets of the Central Bank of Russia to support Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction, and self-defense against…
- Contributor: Gesley, Jenny
- Date: 2024-06-03
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ArticleUnited States: Circuit Court Affirms District Court's Decision in Contract Dispute over Ukrainian Stolen Assets On November 27, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts to dismiss all breach…
- Contributor: Friedman, Sarah
- Date: 2024-01-01
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ArticleUnited States: Department of Justice Indicts Four Russian Military Personnel for War Crimes On December 6, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictment of four Russian military members under article 147 of the Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian…
- Contributor: Myers, Louis
- Date: 2023-12-18
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ArticleUkraine: New Law Determines Rights and Obligations of National Minority Communities On December 13, 2022, the Ukrainian legislature, the Verkhovna Rada, adopted Law No. 2827-IX on National Minorities (Communities) of Ukraine.The adoption of this law had been one of the requirements for Ukraine…
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2023-02-13
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ArticleGermany: Court Convicts Man for Publicly Approving Russia's Invasion of Ukraine by Displaying the Letter "Z" In a decision published on November 26, 2022, the district court of Hamburg (Amtsgericht Hamburg, AG Hamburg) held that displaying a white DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung, German Institute for Standardization) A4-sized…
- Contributor: Gesley, Jenny
- Date: 2022-12-06
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ArticleSweden: Parliament Adopts Change to Budget Bill Allowing Government to Gift Military Materiel to Ukraine On November 17, 2022, the Swedish parliament voted to amend the annual budget, allowing the government to gift up to 3.01 billion Swedish kronor (SEK) (about US$288.19 million) worth of military materiel…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2022-12-06
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ArticleUnited States: Department of Justice Announces Charges Against Russian and Venezuelan Nationals Under Task Force KleptoCapture … On October 19, 2022, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York unsealed an indictment charging five Russian and two Venezuelan nationals with the illegal sale of U.S.…
- Contributor: Myers, Louis
- Date: 2022-11-07
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ArticleFinland: Government Limits Russian Tourist Visa Holders' Entry into Finland, Citing Threat to International Relations On September 29, 2022, the Finnish Government announced that it had issued a resolution effectively cancelling Russian tourist visas for entry into Finland.Under the European Schengen rules, which apply to Finland, tourists…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2022-10-02
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ArticleUkraine: Draft Law Introducing Criminal Liability for Forced Russian 'Passportization' in Temporarily Occupied Territories Approved On September 16, 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a draft law that makes Ukrainian civil servants and representatives of local authorities criminally liable for “passportization”—forcibly issuing Russian passports to…
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2022-09-28
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ArticleEuropean Union: Council Suspends Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia On September 9, 2022, the Council of the European Union, the co-legislator of the European Union (EU), decided to fully suspend its visa facilitation agreement with Russia. The agreement had been partially…
- Contributor: Gesley, Jenny
- Date: 2022-09-20
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ArticleUnited States: Department of State Files Declaration of Intervention to International Court of Justice in Ukraine … On September 7, 2022 the United States filed a Declaration of Intervention to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding acts of genocide allegedly committed by Ukraine in the Donetsk and Luhansk…
- Contributor: Myers, Louis
- Date: 2022-09-15
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ArticleUkraine: Oligarchs and Their Associates Stripped of Citizenship by Presidential Order On July 20, 2022, Ukrainian news sources reported that the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, had issued a decree terminating Ukrainian citizenship for 10 Ukraine-born nationals.The presidential decree was not officially published,…
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2022-08-17
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ArticleSweden: Parliament Directs Government to Take Measures Regarding Swedish Energy Supply and Russian Oil and Gas … On May 19, 2022, the Swedish parliament passed a proposal to direct the Swedish government to take measures regarding Sweden’s reliance on Russian energy by, among other things, arguing for requiring “origin…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2022-07-27
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ArticleEuropean Union: Commission Proposes Legislation to Reduce Gas Use to Prepare for Russian Gas-Supply Disruptions On July 20, 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation to reduce gas use in Europe by 15% until the spring of 2023. The regulation intends to counter the…
- Contributor: Gesley, Jenny
- Date: 2022-07-21
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ArticlePoland: Parliament Adopts New Law to Regulate Influx of Ukrainian Refugees and Provide Them with Protection … On March 12, 2022, the Sejm (parliament) of the Republic of Poland adopted the Act on Assisting Citizens of Ukraine in Connection with the Armed Conflict in the Territory of That Country.This…
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2022-04-27
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ArticleUkraine: New Laws Criminalize Collaboration with an Aggressor State On March 3, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine, in response to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, adopted two new laws criminalizing any type of cooperation with an…
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2022-04-04
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ArticleUkraine: New Law Enables Expropriation of Property of Russian Federation and Its Residents On March 3, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine adopted the Law on the Basic Principles of the Forcible Seizure of Objects to Which the Russian Federation and Its Residents Have…
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2022-03-30
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ArticleInternational Criminal Court: Chief Prosecutor to Open Investigation into Possible War Crimes in Ukraine On March 2, 2022, Karim A.A. Khan QC, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, Netherlands, announced his decision to investigate possible war crimes in Ukraine. (Statement…
- Contributor: Myers, Louis
- Date: 2022-03-13
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ArticleBrazil: Temporary Visas and Residence Permits To Be Issued to Ukrainians Fleeing War in Ukraine On March 3, 2022, Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Public Security and Foreign Affairs issued Inter-Ministerial Administrative Act No. 28 (Portaria Interministerial MSJP/MRE No. 28, de 3 de Março de…
- Contributor: Soares, Eduardo
- Date: 2022-03-07
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ArticleUkraine: Martial Law Introduced in Response to Russian Invasion On February 24, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued Decree No. 64/2022 on the Introduction of Martial Law in the entire territory of Ukraine.On the same day, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian legislature)…
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2022-03-03
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ArticleUkraine: New Law Allows Bigger Presence of Foreign Troops in Ukrainian Territory On December 14, 2021, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) adopted a law allowing the armed forces of foreign states to conduct multilateral military exercises in Ukrainian territory. (Law on the Approval of…
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2022-02-15
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ArticleUkraine: New Legislation Proposes Regular Psychiatric Evaluation of Legislators On November 18, 2021, Bill No. 6262 on Conducting Mandatory Preliminary Psychiatric and Drug Evaluations of Public Figures was forwarded by the leadership of the Ukraine’s legislature, the Verkhovna Rada, to the…
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2021-12-01
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ArticleUkraine: New Law Determines Legal Status of Indigenous People On July 1, 2021, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine adopted the Law on Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine.The text of the draft Law on Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine, initiated by President Volodymyr…
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2021-08-02
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ArticleUkraine: New Law on Intelligence Enters into Force (Nov. 30, 2020) On October 24, 2020, a new law on the collection of intelligence entered into force in Ukraine. Law No. 912-IX on Intelligence of Ukraine, which had been passed by…
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2020-11-30
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ArticleUkraine: Amendments to Election Code Simplify Elections for Voters and Political Parties (July 28, 2020) On July 22, 2020, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, signed the Law on Amending Select Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning Election Legislation (Amendment Law). (Law No. 805-IX of…
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2020-07-28
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ArticleUkraine: New Territorial Division of the Country Initiated (July 21, 2020) On July 17, 2020, the Verkhovna Rada (legislature) of Ukraine changed the administrative division of the country at the subregional level and approved Resolution No. 3650 of July 15,…
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2020-07-21
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ArticleUkraine: Law on Impeachment of President Adopted (Nov. 7, 2019) On September 26, 2019, the Law on the Special Procedure for Removing the President of Ukraine from Office (Impeachment Law) entered into force. The Law defines legal procedures for…
- Contributor: Grigoryan, Astghik
- Date: 2019-11-07
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ArticleUkraine: Legislature Adopts Language Law (May 13, 2019) On April 25, 2019, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s legislature) adopted a law enhancing the role of Ukrainian as a state language. (Proekt Zakonu Pro Zabespechennya Funktsionuvannya Ukrainskoi Movi Yak…
- Contributor: Grigoryan, Astghik
- Date: 2019-05-13
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ArticleUkraine: Law Liberalizing Currency Regime Comes into Effect (Feb. 15, 2019) Ukraine’s Law on Foreign Exchange and Foreign Exchange Transactions (Foreign Exchange Law) was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian legislature) on June 24, 2018, and took effect on February…
- Contributor: Grigoryan, Astghik
- Date: 2019-02-15
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ArticleUkraine: Establishment of Anticorruption Court Discussed in Legislature (Mar. 5, 2018) On March 1, 2018, following strong recommendations of the International Monetary Fund, the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine passed a resolution to include the recently introduced Bill on the…
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2018-03-05
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ArticleUkraine: New Law on TV Ownership (Oct. 7, 2015) On September 3, 2015, the Verkhovna Rada (legislature) of Ukraine passed a Law that introduces detailed definitions of ownership and interest in television and other broadcast companies, provides for…
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2015-10-07
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ArticleInternational Criminal Court; Ukraine: Indefinite Jurisdiction over War Crimes (Sept. 14, 2015) On September 8, 2015, Ukraine gave wider jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to handle any crimes that occurred in the eastern part of Ukraine since February of…
- Contributor: Johnson, Constance
- Date: 2015-09-14
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ArticleUkraine: Movies About Russian Police and Military Banned (Apr. 6, 2015) On April 2, 2015, the President of Ukraine signed into law the Bill on Amending Legislative Acts Concerning Protection of Ukrainian TV and Radio Media Space. (Law No. 159-VIII…
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2015-04-06
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ArticleUkraine: Foreign Citizens Admitted to Cabinet Level Positions (Dec. 24, 2014) On December 2, 2014, the President of Ukraine announced that he had granted Ukrainian citizenship to three foreign individuals who were offered positions in the newly formed Cabinet of…
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2014-12-24
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ArticleUkraine: Demarcation of Border with Russia (Dec. 2, 2014) On November 19, 2014, the Government of Ukraine announced that it will approve the draft of the President’s Executive Order that provides for the beginning of work on delimitation…
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2014-12-02
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ArticleUkraine: New Law on State Attorneys (Nov. 4, 2014) On October 14, 2014, the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s legislature, adopted the Law on the Procuracy. (Rada Starts the Reform of Law Enforcement by Passing the Law on Procuracy [in…
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2014-11-04
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ArticleUkraine: Lustration of Government Officials Started (Oct. 29, 2014) On October 9, 2014, the President of Ukraine signed the “Law on Cleansing of the Authorities,” widely known as the Law on Lustration. (Law No. 1682-VII (Sept. 16, 2014)…
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2014-10-29
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ArticleUkraine: Judges Will Be Subjected to Lustration (May 9, 2014) On April, 8, 2014, the Verkhovna Rada (legislature) of Ukraine almost unanimously approved a Law under which a special commission will be formed to review judgments issued by Ukrainian…
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2014-05-09
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ArticleUkraine: Verkhovna Rada Acts to Save the Economy (Apr. 25, 2014) On March, 27, 2014, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s legislature) passed an act entitled the Law on Preventing Financial Catastrophe and Creating Pre-Conditions for Economic Growth in Ukraine (Law of…
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2014-04-25