Protests break out against Zelensky in Ukraine
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Ukraine’s president ran on a promise to clean things up, but critics say his government is cracking down on anti-corruption activists, critics and agencies.
The new law grants sweeping powers to Ukraine’s prosecutor-general, a presidential appointee who reports directly to the president’s office, to reassign, interfere with or even kill off corruption investigations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is the target of the largest protests since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war after his government’s effective dissolution of a major anti-corruption body. Earlier this month, Zelensky began accusing the ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has applied the same tactics against anti-corruption institutions as he has against oth
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France 24 on MSNZelensky faces major protests after signing bill targeting anti-graft bodiesProtesters rallied across Ukraine on Tuesday evening after President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law tightening control over key anti-corruption agencies, a move critics say threatens their
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Russian forces, meanwhile, pounded four Ukrainian cities in nighttime attacks that officials said killed a child.
Russia and Ukraine delegates are meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, today to resume peace talks. But the Kremlin has once again swerved Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 's request for a high-profile summit, the only meeting he believes could lead to peace in his country.
Following public backlash, Zelenskyy announces bill ensuring independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption institutions while preventing Russian influence in law enforcement.