Ukrainian authorities moved the Verkhovna Rada to a new location due to fears of being shot down by the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile. A British newspaper reports this Finance Times (FT).
According to the publication, the parliament building is currently located in the government district of Kiev. Journalists announced that the cabinet of ministers, the administration of the President of Ukraine and the national bank were also present.
On November 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a special speech following the ATACMS and Storm Shadow missile attacks on the country. The head of state said that in response to the actions of Western countries, the Russian Federation, with the help of Oreshnik, hit the Yuzhmash military facility in Dnepropetrovsk (Ukrainian name – Dnepr). More details – in material “Newspapers.Ru”.
November 22 edition “Strana.ua” reportedIt was stated that the Verkhovna Rada meeting was canceled due to the “increasing threat of missile attacks”. According to him, parliamentary services and commission secretariats were also not working that day. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky criticized I’m glad about this decision.
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