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Zelensky
Zelensky’s New Anti-Corruption Bill Includes Polygraph Tests for Officials With Ties to Russia
Zelensky said the tests would be done every two years to help protect anti-corruption agencies, like NABU and SAPO, from possible Russian influence.
July 25, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine: A Step Back in the Fight Against Corruption?
For the first time since the start of the war, protests have broken out in Ukraine, directed against a new law concerning the hitherto independent anti-corruption bodies.
July 25, 2025
Zelensky
Photos: Kyiv’s Anti-Graft Protest Enters 3rd Day Despite Zelensky’s Reversal
Though smaller in scale, some in Kyiv still took to the streets to protest the government’s earlier attempt to gut the anti-corruption agencies – despite its planned reversal.
July 24, 2025
Zelensky
After Mass Protests, Zelensky Backs Draft Law to Restore NABU, SAPO Independence
President Zelensky approved a revised draft law that will restore NABU and SAPO’s independence following two days of nationwide protests.
July 24, 2025
Corruption
Effectiveness of NABU Assessed: 20 Recent Cases Examined
Despite criticism of the alleged “ineffectiveness” of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau it has initiated more than 20 cases against politicians and businessmen during the ongoing full-scale war.
July 24, 2025
Zelensky
48 Ukrainian MPs Move to Repeal Controversial Anti-Corruption Law
The deputies from all parliamentary parties submitted a bill to repeal Law 12414 and restore NABU and SAPO’s independence amid mass protests and the international backlash.
July 24, 2025
Zelensky
OPINION: Zelensky is Not the Problem
The overconcentration of power around Yermak is not healthy - there need to be checks and balances, and the cabinet reshuffle last week removed them.
July 24, 2025
US
‘We Fear This Undermines Progress’: US Senators Slam Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Rollback
Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Lindsey Graham said Ukraine must avoid giving its critics more reasons to question international support.
July 24, 2025
Ukraine
IN PICTURES: Ukraine Erupts Again: Anti-Corruption Protests Enter Second Day
For the second day in a row, Ukrainians have defied a wartime ban on demonstrations to protest against the government’s decision to pass a controversial bill that guts the anti-graft agencies.
July 23, 2025
Zelensky
OPINION: Ukraine Shoots Itself in the Foot — Again
War is no excuse for democratic backsliding
July 23, 2025
Zelensky
Opposition Efforts to Restore Anti-Corruption Agency Independence Intensify
As Zelensky seeks a compromise, opponents of Bill No. 12414 are pursuing legal repeal through parliament and a constitutional challenge to block the law.
July 23, 2025
Zelensky
Germany Warns Ukraine’s New Anti-Corruption Law ‘Makes EU Path More Difficult’
Signed by Zelensky on Tuesday, the legislation removes the independent status of NABU and SAPO, giving the Prosecutor General powers to oversee investigations and access case files.
July 23, 2025
Ukraine
On Threat to Independence of Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Infrastructure
The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine Expresses its Concern
July 23, 2025
Zelensky
‘Everything Needs to Be Cleared of Russian Influence,’ Zelensky Says Amid Backlash Over Anti-Corruption Law
The remarks came just hours after Zelensky signed a controversial law that puts the country’s top anti-corruption agencies under the control of the Prosecutor General.
July 23, 2025
Ukraine
In Pictures: Protest Erupts in Wartime Kyiv Over Anti-Graft Rollback
Thousands of mostly young protesters defied wartime restrictions in Kyiv, taking to the streets to oppose the government’s move to strip anti-corruption agencies of their independence.
July 22, 2025
Zelensky
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Rollback: Undoing Maidan’s Legacy?
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada has de facto destroyed the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption structures – but for how long?
July 22, 2025