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Kyiv's busy April: cannabis law and NATO appeal
Summary
A look back at two political developments in Ukraine on 6 and 7 April 2021, one domestic and one concerning security.
What did Ukrainian politics look like on 7 April 2021? On that day the Verkhovna Rada voted to legalise the use of medical cannabis products, a domestic policy step taken in the national parliament.
The day before, on 6 April 2021, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had turned to security policy. He called on NATO to hasten Ukraine's accession to the military alliance, citing a growing build-up of Russian troops and military hardware on the country's borders. He also asked the alliance to help bring an end to the conflict in the Donbas with pro-Russian separatists.
Taken together, the two days show parliament and the presidency working on different tracks. The Rada dealt with health and drug policy, while the president pressed an international appeal tied to the confrontation on Ukraine's eastern frontier and borders.
