President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said if the Verkhovna Rada does not adopt the law on de-oligarchization, there is no point in dissolving parliament.
“I think that today Ukraine needs stability, that is why there are laws on de-oligarchization and on a referendum, when you can calmly resolve issues. Therefore, there is a law on lifting immunity and a law on impeachment. Everything should be regulated at the legislative level […] there is no point in dissolving the Verkhovna Rada today from the point of view of stability,” Zelensky said during a conversation with journalists at the Ukraine 30. Economy without Oligarchs all-Ukrainian forum.
According to the head of state, he is “confident in the Servant of the People party, which should support the bill.”
“There are also several democratic parties, as they call themselves. I think they should also support this initiative, despite the fact that it was my initiative, not theirs. Although in the future they will say that it was a joint initiative. The main thing now is to go through this process. This is a civilized way out from under the influence of oligarchs – for the government, business, individual officials and for oligarchs,” he said.
At the same time, as Zelensky sad the following: “If it happens that parliamentarians want to turn from legislators into businessmen, the president will expect support in society.”
“Then I will have a plan B,” he said.
