By Ben Aris in Berlin Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has backtracked and approved new draft legislation aimed at restoring the independence of the country’s anti-corruption agencies, after the controversial law was passed on July 22 thatgutted Ukraine’s anti-corruption reforms sparking the first mass anti-government protests since the war

Move has alarmed Ukrainians amid fears that chief prosecutor, a Zelensky loyalist, could reassign corruption probes

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a bill that critics say weakens the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies, sparking protests in several cities and drawing international criticism.