Protests in multiple locations and international condemnation have been sparked by a bill approved by President Volodymyr Zelensky that critics claim diminishes the autonomy of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies.
Critics claim that the new law weakens the prosecutor’s authority by giving them general control over the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (Sap) and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu).
Zelensky stated in a speech on Wednesday that while both agencies would continue to “work,” they must be free of “Russian influence.”
Following the passage of the measure, the largest anti-government demonstration since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 took place in Kyiv, with hundreds of participants.
