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After cardboard Maidan: Did they learn the lesson?

So, Ukraine passed the stress test. Did it fix the machine? Law No. 12414 was rolled back in about a week; that shows resilience. It doesn’t show habit. Habit is publishing the rationale before orders land, writing clear rules where power meets oversight, and letting parliament work without being swatted back. If those basics don’t stick, July reads as an exception, not a standard.

7 October 2025, 07:22 PM

Bankova’s wartime vertical gets a cardboard Maidan reality check

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine fought a total war and kept the state running. Martial law centralized power and paused national elections. Even so, courts, parliament, independent media and anti-corruption bodies kept working under fire.

5 October 2025, 07:55 PM

Zelenskyy signs law restoring powers of NABU and SAPO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on July 31 has signed into law a bill he introduced to restore the full authority of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).

31 July 2025, 05:14 PM

Ukrainian parliament passes bill to restore NABU and SAPO powers

Ukraine’s parliament on July 31 approved in its second and final reading a presidential bill to restore the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), following public outcry over a controversial law that had weakened their independence.

31 July 2025, 02:24 PM

Medvedchuk’s political consultants helped lead anti-NABU campaign, Texty.org.ua finds

Twenty-four widely followed Telegram channels waged a coordinated campaign against Ukraine’s top anti-corruption institutions from June 5 to July 23, 2025, echoing government messaging and suppressing dissent, according to a detailed investigation by Texty.org.ua on July 29.

30 July 2025, 07:58 PM

Top NABU detective detained by SBU was building a case against Zelenskyy associate — report

Ruslan Mahamedrasulov, head of the interregional detectives department at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), who was detained by Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, was one of the key investigators working on a case involving businessman Tymur Mindich, NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda reported on July 30, citing sources.

30 July 2025, 05:56 PM

NABU: 71 lawmakers charged with corruption over past nine years, including 31 from current Parliament

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau has issued notices of suspicion to 71 current and former lawmakers over the past nine years, including 31 sitting members of the current convocation of Parliament, the agency said in a statement released on July 30.

30 July 2025, 02:32 PM

‘No compromise possible’: Von der Leyen sets firm conditions on Ukraine’s anti-corruption reforms in call with Zelenskyy

In the lead-up to a critical parliamentary vote, the European Commission has underscored that restoring the powers of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAPO is essential for the integrity of the country’s anti-corruption framework. The warning came in a statement from a European Commission spokesperson, reported by European Pravda on July 29.

29 July 2025, 11:57 PM

EU warns Ukraine it may cut funding if Parliament fails to restore NABU and SAPO independence — media

The European Union warned Ukraine it may suspend financial assistance if Parliament fails to repeal laws curbing NABU and SAPO independence, European Pravda reported on July 29, citing sources within EU institutions.

29 July 2025, 01:18 PM

‘Disappointment in Zelenskyy’: EU cuts Ukraine aid over corruption concerns

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s anti-corruption record may cost Ukraine a chunk of European Union financial support, sending a clear message of discontent from the bloc, The New York Times reported on July 26.

28 July 2025, 10:19 AM

MP who voted for anti-graft bill shows up at protest against it — crowd chants ‘Shame!’

Ukrainian lawmaker Maryana Bezuhla, who voted in favor of the controversial Bill No. 12414 curbing the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), on July 25 made a surprise appearance at a protest against the very bill she supported. Protesters greeted her with chants of “Shame!” and “Bezuhla out!”

25 July 2025, 07:29 PM

Macron and Costa urged Zelenskyy to abandon NABU & SAPO law

Western leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and European Council President António Costa, tried to persuade Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy not to sign Law No. 12414, which weakens the independence of Ukraine’s top anti-corruption institutions, the Financial Times reported on July 24, citing sources familiar with the matter.

25 July 2025, 02:24 AM

Zelenskyy says draft bill agreed to guarantee NABU and SAPO independence

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has approved the final text of a draft bill that will guarantee the independence of the country’s top anti-corruption institutions, according to his post on Telegram on July 24.

24 July 2025, 10:26 PM

Macron and Merz want ‘active talks’ with Zelenskyy on anti-corruption reforms after controversial law

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron intend to hold “active negotiations” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following his controversial decision to place Ukraine’s independent anti-corruption agencies under the authority of the prosecutor general, Bild reported on July 24.

24 July 2025, 07:20 PM

Trapped between Russia and creeping authoritarianism, Ukraine’s democracy falters as Zelenskyy bets U.S. will stay silent

As a democratic nation under siege, Ukraine now faces pressure from two sides: the obvious threat from Russia, and what some lawmakers and activists describe as a more insidious, homegrown enemy — its own “semi-authoritarian” leadership, Politico reported on July 24.

24 July 2025, 02:48 PM

U.S. senators urge Ukraine to protect NABU, slam new law as step backward

U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and Jeanne Shaheen expressed concern that Ukraine’s newly adopted Law No. 12414 undermines key anti-corruption institutions, including the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).

24 July 2025, 11:28 AM

Russia distorts Ukraine protests, spins backlash to NABU law as antiwar unrest — ISW

Kremlin officials and pro-Russian propagandists are attempting to weaponize the protests in Ukraine that erupted after the passage of Law No. 12414 on NABU and SAPO, using them to undermine Ukraine’s legitimacy and discourage Western support, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in teir July 23 report.

24 July 2025, 10:04 AM

How Ukraine passed a controversial anti-corruption law in hours

In just a few hours, Ukraine's government pushed through what would typically take at least two weeks of legislative procedure—amending, voting on, and signing into law a controversial bill that places the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) under the control of Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.

23 July 2025, 11:40 AM

Ukrainian lawmaker seeks to overturn controversial law curbing NABU and SAPO independence

The only way to reverse the effects of law No. 12414 targeting Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies is through the Constitutional Court, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, an MP from the Holos party, said on July 22.

23 July 2025, 10:43 AM

Ukraine enacts law expanding Prosecutor General's control over anti-graft bodies

A controversial Ukrainian bill expanding the Prosecutor General’s authority over the country’s key anti-corruption agencies officially took effect on July 23, following its publication in the official parliamentary outlet Holos Ukrainy.

23 July 2025, 10:35 AM

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