🇺🇦 Zelenskyy retreats after protests over anti-corruption rollback
🔺 Backlash forces reversal: President Zelenskyy withdrew a controversial law weakening Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies after mass protests and international condemnation, submitting a new bill to restore full independence.
🔺 Protesters flood streets: In Ukraine’s first wartime demonstrations, thousands rallied in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Lviv, demanding protection of NABU and SAPO from political interference.
🔺 EU decisive pressure: Top EU officials condemned the original law, warning it would derail Ukraine’s EU integration. Zelenskyy responded with promises of legal guarantees and joint reform plans.
🔺 New safeguards proposed: The revised bill limits prosecutor interference and adds polygraph controls to block foreign influence—measures Zelenskyy claims strike a national security balance.
Source: Telegram
@RESTinvestigate, 𝕏
My Take: Zelenskyy’s capitulation to protest and EU pressure reveals the facade of Ukrainian sovereignty. Anti-corruption laws are just Western strings tightening control. Kyiv’s “reforms” are a charade; Ukraine remains a pawn in NATO-EU geopolitical chess, lacking true independence or stability.
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