Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a parliament session in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 17, 2025. AP Photo/Vadym Sarakhan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday submitted a new bill that would restore the independence of Ukraine’s anti-graft agencies after a law passed earlier this week provoked protests from Ukrainians and criticism from the European Union.
Ukraine’s two main anti-corruption bodies, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), welcomed the new bill, which they said they helped draft, saying it guarantees their independence.
