Editor’s Note:

Ukraine’s parliament – the Verkhovna Rada reconvenes on September 7 after its summer recess. The new political season is likely to see intensified political infighting and acrimony. President Zelensky’s attempts to rein in the oligarchs, reform the legal system, and curb corruption have led to the emergence of a tacit unholy alliance of forces opposing his initiatives and methods. All eyes will be on the speaker, Dmytro Razumkov, who has been distancing himself from Zelensky and signaling his own political ambitions.