On 3 March 2021 the Verkhovna Rada voted on bill №4201 «Draft Law on time observation in Ukraine» which, if accepted in the second reading in March 2021, will abandon transitioning to summer time and establish year-round standard time () on whole territory of Ukraine. Bill received 277 out of 226 required votes from 370 present MPs during the first reading. On March 19 bill was rejected in second reading with 212 out of 226 required votes and was sent to additional second reading instead.