US EditionZelenskyy announces new anti-graft bill in Ukraine after public outcry and EU criticism
UKRAINE, JUL 23 – Zelenskyy commits to a new bill preserving anti-corruption agencies' independence and eliminating Russian influence amid nationwide protests and international criticism.
- July 23, 2025, Ukrainians held their first wartime rally in Kharkiv against a law curbing anti-corruption agency independence, amid Russia’s attack.
- Facing raids and arrests the day before, parliament expedited the bill, a move that critics say undermines anti-corruption independence.
- Mass opposition emerged in Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipro and Odesa, a day after critics warned the law undermined NABU and SAPO independence.
- The EU’s top official expressed `strong concern` to Zelenskiy and asked for an explanation, according to the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
- Parliament is expected to hold an emergency session next week to review a draft bill set to restore agency independence, proposed by Zelenskyy.
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After several days of unprecedented citizen protests and warnings from foreign governments supporting Ukraine's war effort, its president, Volodimir Zelenski, has closed the crisis caused by a reform that reduced the autonomy of anti-corruption agencies, with the presentation to Parliament of a new bill that reverses the changes passed on Tuesday.
Following protests against the law abolishing the independence of the two main anti-corruption bodies in the country, Volodymyr Zelensky is in volte-face. The Ukrainian president has proposed a new bill to ensure once again the "independence" of the two agencies against the government. He believes that he has "heared" the demonstrators.
Volodymyr Selenskyy returns her independence to the Ukrainian corruption investigation authorities. After fierce criticism from both the public and the Western allies, the president announced that he would submit a new bill to the parliament which will repeal the new regulation adopted only this week. What conclusions can be drawn from the rapid turnaround?
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