Ukrainian Lawmakers Pass Law on Oligarchs After Assassination Attempt

Ukrainian Lawmakers Pass Law on Oligarchs After Assassination Attempt
Opposition lawmakers argue with the first deputy parliament speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk during a parliament session to vote for a law that order "oligarchs" to register and stay out of politics, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 23, 2021. Ruslan Kaniuka/Reuters
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KYIV—Ukraine’s parliament passed a law on Thursday to order “oligarchs” to register and stay out of politics, a day after an attempt to kill a top aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, which officials said could have been a response to the reform.

The law provides a definition for an oligarch and gives a body headed by the president, the National Security and Defense Council, the power to determine who meets the criteria.