The Rada will convene for an extraordinary session to unblock funding for the military
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will hold a session on June 18 to consider the issue of unblocking the bill on funding the security and defense sector.
The need for the session arose after the bill was blocked due to the registration of a series of resolutions to annul the voting results.
“The Verkhovna Rada will convene on Thursday, June 18, to unblock the bill on military funding, which was blocked by the European Solidarity faction. The session will take place at the request of Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov,” Arakhamia stated.
He also released a letter from Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov to Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk. The document notes that members of parliament registered seven draft resolutions aimed at annulling the results of the vote on the relevant law.
As a reminder, on June 10, the Verkhovna Rada adopted amendments to the 2026 state budget, which provide for a significant increase in funding for the security and defense sector. The document was approved by 242 members of parliament.
According to the adopted amendments, state budget revenues will increase by 2.291 trillion hryvnias and will amount to nearly 5.196 trillion hryvnias.
The main sources of additional revenue are as follows:
- 2.221 trillion UAH – financial support from the European Union under the Enhanced Cooperation mechanism;
- 47.7 billion UAH – revenues from the implementation of the Ukraine Facility program;
- 22.6 billion UAH – additional personal income tax revenue resulting from increased pay for military personnel.
The issue of military funding remains one of the key priorities for meeting the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amid the ongoing war.
This was announced by Davyd Arakhamia, head of the “Servant of the People” parliamentary faction, on Telegram.
Earlier, the parliamentary committee on transport and infrastructure officially recommended that the Verkhovna Rada adopt a bill establishing clear rules for users of electric vehicles.
Currently, about 100 bills necessary for Ukraine’s further progress toward European Union membership are registered with the Verkhovna Rada. All of them are awaiting parliamentary consideration.
