http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220510-182407-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-united-parliament/ The United Parliament - The Verkhovna Rada in Times of War Khmelko, Irina eng 2022-05-10 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 legislation Parliaments Russian War against Ukraine Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 While we frequently hear about Presidents taking the role of a commander in chief in times of war, the legislature, too, can play an important role. Whether a country succeeds in a war depends not least on how well its legislature is able to adjust to face the challenges of war. This blog post takes a closer look at the Ukrainian Parliament – the Verkhovna Rada (the Rada hereafter) – and its roles and activities during the war of the Russian Federation on Ukraine.