The Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence did not support the decision to dismiss the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasyl Malyuk, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Monday.
‘The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Defence considered the president’s proposal to dismiss SBU head Vasyl Malyuk and did not support this decision,’ the MP wrote on Telegram.
He noted that only seven members of the committee supported the president’s submission, six voted against it, and two abstained. (As of January 2026, the committee has 19 members in total).
At the same time, according to the procedure, the submission must still be put to a vote in parliament, which is likely to take place this week.
‘It turns out that the committee does not recommend it for consideration by the chamber. But (especially given the Office’s compliance with the law), this will not prevent the resolution from being put to a vote, and 226+ votes will still be needed. Although I think there will not be enough votes for that either,’ Zheleznyak wrote.