Ukraine government

Last week, the selection commission submitted the candidacy of Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi for appointment as head of the Bureau of Economic Security (BES). However, the government has yet to make a decision. While there have been some recent personnel changes in Zelenskyy’s cabinet, the practice of blatantly violating the law appears unchanged. Beyond breaching Ukrainian legislation, the government also ignored its […]

NABU maintained its independence from Zelenskyy, and the existence of an independent state institution plays an important role in preserving democracy, even when it operates imperfectly. The attempt to eliminate this independence fits into the broader pattern of Zelenskyy ignoring laws meant to restrain power from authoritarian tendencies. But that’s not all. Within one week, two events occurred that significantly […]

Journalist Mykhailo Tkach has published an in-depth investigation detailing how the attack on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) was orchestrated. Here are the key takeaways: ▪️ Andriy Yermak, Head of the President’s Office, is identified as the chief architect behind the initiative – as with many other politically sensitive decisions. ▪️ The plan initially revolved around a temporary […]

Since the start of the full-scale war, Ukraine’s independent anti-corruption infrastructure has served as a kind of guarantee that the tens of billions of euros allocated annually to support the country would not be embezzled. However, on July 22, 2025, the authorities effectively dismantled this safeguard. As a result, the European Union has put all financial assistance to Ukraine on […]

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 […]

While Ukraine’s defenders hold the front lines under relentless Russian attacks, and civilians are bombed far from the battlefield – the war against corruption back home has taken a dark turn. Instead of reinforcing those who investigate and prosecute corruption, President Zelenskyy allowed legislation to pass that undermines the independence of NABU and SAPO – the very institutions tasked with […]

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 […]

A Mole in Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s inner circle? NABU’s surveillance of Timur Mindich raises alarms in the President’s Camp. Ukraine MP Oleksii Goncherenko states that according to his sources, Zelenskyy’s inner circle is now scrambling to identify the “mole” who allegedly gave NABU access to Tymur Mindich’s apartment — a location that has quietly become one of the most politically sensitive […]

NABU and SAPO have disclosed the case materials involving Ihor Kolomoyskyi, the former ultimate beneficial owner of PJSC CB “PrivatBank,” along with five members of an organized group suspected of embezzling over UAH 9.2 billion from the bank. The investigation established that between January and March 2015, the bank’s ultimate beneficial owner – who at the time also served as […]

The government is trying to eliminate the independence of NABU and SAPO because the anti-corruption bodies have started getting too close to the President’s inner circle. It all started with the Chernyshov case, NABU got very close to the President’s inner circle. This opinion was revealed by Illia Neshkhodovskyi, Head of the Analytical Department at the “ANTS” network for Espreso […]

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,” […]

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 […]