Zelensky backtracks on law over anti-corruption bodies
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The National Anticorruption Bureau of Ukraine has long been a battleground in Ukrainian politics, where graft is rife.
On Tuesday, Zelensky signed a law passed by the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (parliament) which subordinated Ukraine's two main anti-corruption agencies to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General.
Ukraine saw nationwide demonstrations over controversial anti-corruption reforms.
EADaily, July 25th, 2025. Started on In Ukraine, protests against the restriction of the powers of anti-corruption structures may be the start of a three-stage plan to overthrow the head of the Kiev regime,
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill limiting two Ukrainian anticorruption agencies. After street protests and other criticism, he said he would propose a new law restoring their independence.