Ukraine president turns new anti-corruption bill over
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Ukraine's PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky confronts his gravest domestic crisis since Russia's invasion as thousands of protesters flooded Kyiv's government quarter, defying air raid sirens and martial law restrictions to denounce his seizure of the country's anti-corruption agencies.
Volodymyr Zelensky has promised to reverse a crackdown on Ukraine’s anticorruption agencies following street protests.
The new law puts two key bodies under the prosecutor-general’s control, a move critics said would reduce their independence.
Ukrainian lawmakers have approved a tightening of restrictions on two crucial anticorruption agencies, heightening concerns over the country's commitment to rooting out deep-seated graft.
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Mass protests erupted across Ukraine after parliament passed a controversial law weakening anti-corruption agencies. Demonstrators accuse President Zelenskyy of consolidating power and threatening Ukraine’s EU prospects.
More than 1 million people in nearly 200 cities around the world have gathered to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On six continents they marched in streets, stood in city squares and ...