Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy vetoes bill fining ministers for ignoring Parliament, citing constitutional concerns and excessive powers, despite repeated cases of officials skipping summonses without explanation.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Davyd Aloyan as deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council under Rustem Umerov, despite questions about his family’s cooperation with Russia. His father, mother, sister, and uncle are listed in the “Myrotvorets” database, investigative journalist Volodymyr Bondarenko reminds, according to Informator.ua. “Appoint Davyd Manvelovych Aloyan deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council […]

Mass illegal searches of NABU detectives, initiated by the authorities in July 2025 as a pretext for the legislative dismantling of SAPO and NABU, demonstrated that the president and his Office will stop at nothing to undermine independent investigations of high-level corruption in power. Ukrainska Pravda investigates. While SAPO’s powers were restored at the legislative level after a fatal attempt […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy closed the discussion on Ukrainian territories in an emergency address: “The territorial question is settled by Ukraine’s Constitution. No one can deviate from this. Ukrainians will not cede land to the occupier.” “Dear Ukrainians! ​ President Trump announced the preparation of his meeting with Putin in Alaska. Very far from this war that is going on […]

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law recognizing Ukrainians who were forcibly resettled from Poland between 1944 and 1951 as deportees. According to grunt.media, it concerns Ukrainians who were resettled from Lemkivshchyna, Nadsiannia, Liubachivshchyna, Kholmshchyna, Pidlyashshia, and Western Boykivshchyna to the USSR as part of the so-called population exchange between the Ukrainian SSR and the Polish People’s Republic. Now, […]

Zelenskyy continues pressure on Ukraine’s democracy and will NOT stop trying to destroy the NABU/SAPO and silence critics/media in order to get re-elected. This was stated by Vitaliy Shabunin,  Ukrainian human rights activist and co-founded the Anti-Corruption Action Center. This time, he was stopped — first by Ukrainians, and only then by international partners. But the goals (and values) of Zelenskyy/Yermak remain […]

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 […]

40 Billion on Fortifications: where the money from defense projects went and what “Kvartal 95” has to do with It. Materials were purchased through shell companies with huge markups. In 2024, the Ukrainian government allocated over 40 billion UAH (about $1 million) for the construction of fortifications. However, part of this funding never reached actual defense strengthening efforts and was […]

Timur Mindich, Zelenskyy’s friend and co-owner of Kvartal-95, has decided not to return to Ukraine for now. This was reported by Euromaidan on social media X. “Shortly after midnight on June 20, a well-known media, energy, agriculture, and financial-banking businessman – and simply a good person in his 40s (according to the Presidential Office) – Timur Mindich left the country […]

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 […]

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 […]