Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman has said that he will step down as head of government if an independent Anti-Corruption Court is not established in the country.

"I, as the Prime Minister of Ukraine, have made a decision for myself: if this court, fair, independent, is not created, I will forfeit the authority of the Prime Minister of Ukraine and resign," Groysman said in a joint with Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Andriy Parubiy, briefing in Kyiv on Monday morning.

Groysman said he was planning to work with parliamentarians of various factions on Monday to get them to support legislation on an anti-corruption court on Thursday.

"It is important for [legislation on] an anti-corruption court to be passed; otherwise, if this important decision is not made, it will both undermine confidence within society of government and government institutions and significantly damage our international credibility," Groysman said.

"I am going to work with the heads of the factions and Verkhovna Rada deputies today concerning the passage of such a decision," he said.

Parubiy said he was sure that the Verkhovna Rada will pass legislation on an anti-corruption court on Thursday, June 7.

"Everything possible needs to be done for decision to get passed on Thursday, taking into consideration the Venice Commission's recommendations," Parubiy said.

It was reported earlier that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was in negotiations with the Ukrainian authorities regarding legislation on an anti-corruption court to make sure the document complies with Ukraine's obligations under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program.

Verkhovna Rada First Deputy Speaker Iryna Gerashchenko said earlier that the Ukrainian parliament would continue to consider amendments to bill No. 7440 on the Higher Anti-Corruption Court on June 5.

"The Verkhovna Rada has considered over 1,200 amendments in the two days that we've been working on the amendments. We have about 700 more amendments to consider. And we will resume considering them at the next session on Tuesday," she said.

Parubiy said that the Rada might vote on the legislation as a whole on June 7.