Zelensky backtracks on law over anti-corruption bodies
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President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the decision to submit a new draft law on NABU (National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine) and SAPO (Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office) to the Verkhovna Rada was driven by the need to preserve national unity during wartime.
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The Kyiv Independent on MSN'We all hear what society is saying' — Zelensky vows anti-corruption plan within 2 weeks amid backlash over controversial billUkraine's law enforcement and anti-corruption institutions will present a joint action plan within two weeks aimed at strengthening the justice system, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 23. The statement comes a day after mounting criticism of a new law seen as effectively destroying the independence of two key anti-graft bodies,
The bill intended to restore the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies includes a provision requiring polygraph tests every two years for employees with relatives in Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a meeting with journalists on July 24,
With the war now in its fourth year after Russia’s February 2022 invasion of its neighbor, the effort is draining resources on both sides, although Russia has more resources and people to sustain its fight.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a new bill that critics says weakens the country's anti-corruption agencies.
For six years in office, Volodymyr Zelensky never experienced the raging crowd beneath his window. But Ukraine’s wartime president grew too powerful, too confident, bathing in the unwavering