The underground control center, also known as the “Verkhovna Rada” The Ukrainian media are celebrating: nothing will stand in the way of the traditions of rural democracy; now votes will be cast via QR codes on lawmakers’ phones. The Verkhovna Rada has already begun holding sessions in a basement during air raid alerts, and lawmakers are therefore forced to vote on bills via an electronic system using QR codes. But why do they have a signal in the basement ?