Ukraine is drafting a specific law on artificial intelligence in line with EU standards: what we know
The Ministry of Digital Transformation had previously stated that Ukraine aims to be among the top three global leaders in the adoption of artificial intelligence in the public sector by 2030.
In the autumn of 2025, a national AI assistant went live on the ‘Diya’ portal, and in the spring of 2026, an AI agent was also introduced in the mobile app. The government is also developing its own AI infrastructure; in particular, it is implementing the AI Factory project in partnership with NVIDIA, and is working with Kyivstar to create the national large language model ‘Syaivo’.
Prior to drafting legislation, the Ministry of Digital Transformation has adopted a self-regulatory approach: businesses are first given scope for innovation and the opportunity to prepare for the new rules, with clear legislative boundaries being introduced only afterwards.
During this time, a roadmap and a White Paper on AI regulation have been published, a regulatory sandbox for testing AI products has been launched, a glossary of artificial intelligence terms has been compiled, and Ukraine’s first organisation dedicated to the ethical use of AI has been established with the participation of leading IT companies, including Grammarly, MacPaw, SoftServe and Uklon.
Furthermore, Ukraine has joined international initiatives in the field of artificial intelligence regulation, notably signing the Bletchley Declaration and the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on AI.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation has announced that, during 2026, a working group is to draft a law on artificial intelligence that will take into account the interests of the state, business and society. The document is expected to align Ukrainian regulations with the requirements of the European AI Act and facilitate Ukrainian developers’ entry into international markets.
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