Verkhovna Rada resumes access for journalists
Source: Ukrinform
The Verkhona Rada resumes access for journalists to the plenary sessions with the restrictions that operated during the COVID-19 quarantine.
The head of the Verkhovna Rada Apparatus, Viacheslav Shtuchnyi, announced the resumption of media work in the parliament.
‘We are returning to the practice that was in place during the covid pandemic. During the meeting of the Verkhovna Rada, 20-30 media representatives will be allowed to stay in the building. Journalists have already submitted applications for accreditation. We are ready for additional accreditation,’ he said.
The head of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, noted that the Verkhovna Rada is the only legislative body in the country that works under martial law, and therefore the enemy can consider the parliament as a decision-making center.
‘We have risks, which are confirmed every month by relevant letters from the special services,’ Stefanchuk stated.
Journalists who will be granted access to work in the parliament will be properly checked.
The representatives of the press have not been allowed into the Verkhovna Rada since the start of the full-scale war for security reasons.
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