Ukraine introduces earlier sunsets to spite Russia

"The Ukrainian parliament has voted in favor of ending Daylight Savings Time starting next year, citing firstly national security concerns. The move will result in awkward hours for residents of eastern regions.

Verkhovna Rada chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk had proposed the measure as far back as 2020, but did not have the votes to get it approved. It was passed on Tuesday, with 261 deputies voting in favor.
“In the fall, we will switch to winter time and stay on it,” Yevgenia Kravchuk, a senior member of Vladimir Zelensky’s Servant of the People faction, said on Facebook. “No more disruptions of biological rhythms and ‘habits’ by the time change.”
While Kravchuk explained the reasoning in terms of minimizing the inconvenience to Ukrainians, Stefanchuk’s proposal had other priorities.
The change “is intended to ensure the protection of territorial integrity and strengthen the national security of Ukraine, since the aggressor state [Russia] has imposed its time in the temporarily occupied territories,” said the original explanatory note from 2020. “Therefore, the installation and consolidation throughout Ukraine of a single Kiev time, without exception, will strengthen the security position of Ukraine and will contribute to the de-occupation and reintegration of temporarily occupied territories.” RT