Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk stated that the actions of the Members of Parliament from "European Solidarity," who blocked the podium, threaten Ukraine’s defence capability.
According to him, as a result of the blockade, the parliament was unable to pass a number of critically important laws necessary for European integration, international financial aid, and the support of the Defence Forces.
Stefanchuk emphasized that destabilizing the operation of the country’s sole legislative body plays exclusively into the hands of the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin.