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Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, co-author of a bill on new sanctions against Russia, has responded to mass protests in Ukraine against a controversial law on anti-corruption agencies. Source: Richard Blumenthal on X (Twitter),
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Kyiv Independent on MSNAs Zelensky reverses course on anti-corruption crackdown, here’s what to expect next in UkraineAfter massive nationwide protests and fierce international criticism, President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed a new bill to restore the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption authorities. The new bill,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Thursday that he sent a bill to parliament, Verkhovna Rada, aimed at restoring the independence of anti-corruption agencies amid nationwide
Opponents of a new law they say strips Ukraine’s anti-corruption watchdogs of their independence called for a third straight day of street protests across the country Thursday.
The move to curb anti-corruption agencies risked "endangering the values of freedom, democracy in our country and the future of our children," one Ukrainian told NBC News.