The changes signed into effect by Zelensky late on Tuesday night mean that agencies at the centre of the government’s reform drive have had their autonomy reduced in favour of tighter executive control.
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Stamping out endemic corruption is a requirement for Kyiv to join the European Union as well as to secure billions in Western aid. Independent investigators have in recent months embarrassed senior officials with allegations of corruption.
The mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, attended the protest with his brother, and fellow former heavyweight boxing champion, Wladimir.
Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko and his brother Volodymyr are joining the protests in central Kyiv against parliament’s move to strip key anti-corruption bodies of their independence.
— Kyiv Post (@kyivpost.com) 2025-07-22T19:21:05.703ZVladyslava Kirstyuk, 18, told the news agency Reuters that memories of her childhood in occupied eastern Ukraine, after Russia’s covert invasion in 2014, left a strong impression on her.
“I don’t want it to be the same for us here.”
No senior official has publicly commented on the reason for Tuesday’s amendments, which would allow the general prosecutor to transfer cases from the agencies and reassign prosecutors.
NABU chief Semen Kryvonos had urged Zelensky not to sign the fast-tracked bill, which he described as an attempt to “destroy” Ukraine’s anti-corruption infrastructure. After Tuesday’s vote, Ukraine’s government bonds fell more than 2 per cent on international markets, with the bulk of the $20 billion of debt it restructured last year down over 1 cent at between 45 and 50 cents on the dollar.
A woman holds a phone with a sign that translates as “veto” during the protest (Photo credit: AP Photo/Alex Babenko)Writing on X, EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos said she was “seriously concerned” by Tuesday’s vote.
NABU and SAPO were established after the 2014 Maidan revolution that toppled a pro-Russian president and set Kyiv on a Western course. The two agencies have stepped up their work during the war, levelling charges against politicians, ministers, and a former deputy head of Zelenskiy’s administration.
Critics have cast those charges as political retribution for exposing corrupt officials.
A Western diplomat familiar with Ukraine’s reform effort described the developments as “the most dangerous moment” yet for the independence of anti-corruption authorities.
Additional reporting by Reuters
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