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Calls Grow for Ukraine Parliament to Resume Online Broadcasts: Public Deserves to See How Lawmakers Vote

Calls Grow for Ukraine Parliament to Resume Online Broadcasts: Public Deserves to See How Lawmakers Vote

Representatives of civil society organizations and the media have called on Ukraine Parliament – the Verkhovna Rada to resume live broadcasts of plenary sessions on the “Rada” TV channel. The relevant statement was published on the website of the CHESNO movement, according to Censor.NET. The Ukrainian parliament is also being urged to publish the agenda of these sessions in advance. […]

European Commission Warns Ukraine: All Financial Aid May Be Frozen Over Pressure on Anti-Corruption Bodies

European Commission Warns Ukraine: All Financial Aid May Be Frozen Over Pressure on Anti-Corruption Bodies

The European Commission has issued a stern warning to Ukraine, threatening a complete suspension of financial aid if Kyiv proceeds with legislative changes that would undermine the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) by subordinating them to the Prosecutor General. This was reported by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (F.A.Z.). According to a report, […]

Zelenskyy Signs Law Expanding Powers and Size of Ukraine’s Security Service

Zelenskyy Signs Law Expanding Powers and Size of Ukraine’s Security Service

On July 28, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced he had signed a new law significantly strengthening the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). The measure, which he highlighted in his evening video address, increases the agency’s manpower and enhances its operational capabilities. “This law gives the Security Service greater capacity to carry out combat missions, eliminate occupiers, and conduct special operations to […]

Ukraine’s military intelligence and the SBU intervened to shield Oleksiy Chernyshov from NABU arrest at the border

Ukraine’s military intelligence and the SBU intervened to shield Oleksiy Chernyshov from NABU arrest at the border

A month before the events surrounding the dismantling of Ukraine’s independent anti-corruption infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had to step in to rescue a close family friend – who also happened to be Vice Prime Minister and former Minister for National Unity of Ukraine – Oleksiy Chernyshov, from receiving a notice of suspicion from NABU and SAPO. Ukrainska Pravda reveals. Sources […]

Ukraine’s Parliament Sets Date to Consider Zelenskyy’s Bill on NABU and SAPO Independence

Ukraine’s Parliament Sets Date to Consider Zelenskyy’s Bill on NABU and SAPO Independence

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine schedules July 31, 2025 vote on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s urgent NABU and SAPO independence anti-corruption bill. Ukraine’s Parliament has set July 31, 2025, for a special session to consider President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s bill No. 13533, which aims to restore and strengthen the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions NABU and SAPO. This was informed by the Parliament […]

Zelenskyy’s New Bill restores NABU and SAPO, But Leaves Controversial Law Intact

Zelenskyy’s New Bill restores NABU and SAPO, But Leaves Controversial Law Intact

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has finally submitted a draft law No. 13533 on NABU and SAPO. Anti-corruption action Centre revised the document and informs that it fully restores the foundations of independence for NABU and SAPO – foundations that were dismantled by 263 MPs on July 22, 2025. This bill is the direct result of the incredible pressure from Ukrainian citizens […]

Zelenskyy Submits Bill to Safeguard NABU and SAPO Independence

Zelenskyy Submits Bill to Safeguard NABU and SAPO Independence

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Draft Law on NABU and SAPO Independence Appears on Parliament Website. The draft bill card is available on the Verkhovna Rada website. Earlier, President Zelenskyy announced that he had approved the text of a new bill aimed at “strengthening” the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies and would submit it to parliament on Thursday. According to President Zelenskyy, the […]

NABU and SAPO Demand a New Law to Restore Their Independence. Zelenskyy Turns a Blind Eye

NABU and SAPO Demand a New Law to Restore Their Independence. Zelenskyy Turns a Blind Eye

The President’s Office couldn’t come up with anything better than to convene a demonstrative meeting with the heads of all law enforcement agencies, including the director of NABU and the head of SAPO. After all, they understand – the latter two cannot ignore such a meeting in their official capacity. Anti-Corruption action center informs that Zelenskyy’s statement following the meeting […]

Zelenskyy Signs Law Undermining NABU and SAPO Independence

Zelenskyy Signs Law Undermining NABU and SAPO Independence

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has already signed a bill that reduces the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO). This was started bt MPs Yaroslav Zheleznyak and Oleksiy Honcharenko. “According to several of my sources, the president has already signed today’s adopted bill No. 12414, which effectively abolishes NABU and SAPO. Game over,” […]

Ukraine Takes Step Back: Parliament Votes to Strip NABU and SAPO Independence, Critics Warn of ‘Yanukovych 2.0’

Ukraine Takes Step Back: Parliament Votes to Strip NABU and SAPO Independence, Critics Warn of ‘Yanukovych 2.0’

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada has passed draft law No. 12414 in its second reading, effectively making the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) subordinate to the Prosecutor General. Until now, both institutions operated independently. If President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will sigh the Law, it will drag Ukraine back to the Yanukovych era. The law subordinates the National Anti-Corruption […]

NABU and SAPO: Draft Law 12414 “Effectively Destroy Our Independence”

NABU and SAPO: Draft Law 12414 “Effectively Destroy Our Independence”

Today, Ukraine’s Parliament is set to consider Draft Law No. 12414 in its second reading, now with last-minute amendments that, according to official statements by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP), would effectively eliminate their independence and subordinate their work to the Prosecutor General. The key amendments would allow the Prosecutor General to: NABU warns […]

The Parliamentary Committee Supports Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code: NABU and SAPO May Become Dependent on the Prosecutor General

The Parliamentary Committee Supports Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code: NABU and SAPO May Become Dependent on the Prosecutor General

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement supported amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), according to which the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) could become dependent on the decisions of the Prosecutor General. Currently, these are independent anti-corruption institutions. Ukrainska Pravda was informed by the law enforcement committee, and committee proposals to draft […]

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