{"id":576924,"date":"2026-03-17T14:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/03\/576924\/the-crisis-in-the-verkhovna-rada-escalates-voting-failures-and-the-appearance-of-negulevskyi-with-a-bracelet\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:20:04","slug":"the-crisis-in-the-verkhovna-rada-escalates-voting-failures-and-the-appearance-of-negulevskyi-with-a-bracelet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/03\/576924\/the-crisis-in-the-verkhovna-rada-escalates-voting-failures-and-the-appearance-of-negulevskyi-with-a-bracelet\/","title":{"rendered":"The crisis in the Verkhovna Rada escalates: voting failures and the appearance of Negulevskyi with a bracelet"},"content":{"rendered":"

“BBC News Ukraine”<\/strong> published a piece about a political crisis in the Verkhovna Rada that manifested in failed votes, where among other episodes the MP from the Mykolaiv<\/strong> region, Ihor Negulevskyi<\/strong>, who is suspected of a corruption offense, is mentioned.<\/p>\n

Journalists of the outlet name<\/a> several reasons that have shaken discipline in the session hall and led to a shortage of votes to pass decisions.<\/p>\n

One turning point was the vote in July 2025<\/strong>: then the Verkhovna Rada effectively stripped NABU and SAPO of their independence and expanded the powers of the Prosecutor General to a level not seen since the Yanukovych era. According to the BBC, this decision triggered chain reactions in parliament. After that, the publication of the “Mindich tapes” and the opening of a case about possible “envelope” payments to MPs finally escalated the situation.<\/p>\n

The article emphasizes that an atmosphere of distrust within the ‘single-party majority’ intensified precisely because of corruption suspicions.<\/p>\n

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“Against the backdrop of suspicions in the case of possible payments to deputies in envelopes, some of the ‘single-party majority’ began to worry about their own future, which also affected the numbers on the voting board,” writes BBC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Some MPs who have already been notified of suspicions and who attend interrogations openly announce a temporary pause in voting. Others, although they do not have procedural status, are showing caution and avoiding participation in high-profile decisions, noting the mood of colleagues nearby.<\/p>\n

The report separately mentions Ihor Negulevskyi<\/strong> \u2014 one of the figures in the investigation into possible activity of a criminal group within parliament. According to the interlocutors of the journalists, during sessions he focuses on his own situation and publicly complains about “injustice.”<\/p>\n

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“Negulevskyi walks around the chamber with an electronic bracelet on his leg: shows it to everyone, hypes things up, talks about his interrogations and how it’s ‘unfair and unbecoming’,” one influential MP tells BBC News Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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