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Zelensky announces new draft law on anti-corruption bodies
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Mr Zelensky faced unprecedented pushback after signing a law that handed control of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (Sapo) over to the prosecutor general, a position directly appointed by the president.
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.
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Negotiators discuss possible Zelensky-Putin meetingNegotiators between Moscow and Kyiv discussed the possibility of a direct meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine saw nationwide demonstrations over controversial anti-corruption reforms.
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.
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
Ukraine’s president ran on a promise to clean things up, but critics say his government is cracking down on anti-corruption activists, critics and agencies.
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