Verkhovna Rada session: President's report

Kyiv, 1993. A fragment of the session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. The video features a report by President Leonid Kravchuk. He talks about economic integration with the CIS countries, the collapse of the USSR, foreign policy relations, and his own attitude to the referendum scheduled for September 26, 1993. He also answers questions from MPs.

Background: On June 17, 1993, as a result of the miners' protests, the Verkhovna Rada decided to hold a referendum on confidence in the parliament and the president, and scheduled it for September 26. On September 21, the government headed by Leonid Kuchma resigned. And on September 24, MPs canceled the decision to hold the referendum. Instead, they scheduled parliamentary elections for March 27, 1994, and presidential elections for June 26.