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Kyiv's crowded politics on 6 March 2018
Summary
A look back at the legislative and executive decisions that framed Ukrainian politics in the days before 6 March 2018.
What was shaping Ukrainian politics on 6 March 2018? Three decisions taken in the preceding days set the agenda: an emergency energy plan, a step towards an anti-corruption court and a ruling on language policy.
Energy emergency plan
On 2 March 2018, the Cabinet of Ministers introduced a national action plan for five days, intended to prevent an energy crisis after the Russian company Gazprom refused to supply gas. The measures included switching generating companies from gas to fuel oil and suspending the work of educational institutions.
Anti-corruption court
On 1 March 2018, the Verkhovna Rada adopted in first reading a draft law on the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine. The vote was a first step only, and the bill still had to pass further stages.
Language law struck down
On 28 February 2018, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine ruled the law on the principles of state language policy unconstitutional. As a result, the law ceased to be in force.
Taken together, these decisions, made within roughly a week of each other, covered energy supply, judicial institutions and language policy in Ukraine as 6 March 2018 began.
