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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

Budanov warns of nation rift over anti-graft law tensions

Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) chief Kyrylo Budanov urged resolving the issue of changing the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) through dialogue in his Facebook post late on July 22.

23 July 2025, 10:33 AM

Zelenskyy defends anti-corruption agencies law amid protests

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) will continue their work, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his overnight address to the nation shortly after signing the controversial bill #12414 into law that would place Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies under executive control.

23 July 2025, 09:20 AM

Zelenskyy to sign NABU bill before von der Leyen responds

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to sign a bill curbing the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau before receiving a formal position from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, sources in the anti-corruption infrastructure told NV Business on July 22.

23 July 2025, 03:15 AM

EU has no plans to suspend Ukraine aid over NABU and SAPO situation

The European Union has no plans to review or suspend financial aid to Ukraine over recent actions affecting NABU and SAPO, European Commission spokesman Guillaume Mercier said on July 22.

23 July 2025, 02:38 AM

Ukrainian civil society slams bill undermining NABU and SAPO

Ukrainian opinion leaders, journalists, and civil society figures are sharply criticizing draft bill No. 12414, which was passed by the Verkhovna Rada on July 22 despite widespread public outcry. The bill, which received 263 votes, threatens the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), according to experts and anti-corruption institutions.

22 July 2025, 06:35 PM

NABU chief fears pressure, possible investigations after Parliament passes anti-graft bill

The head of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), Semen Kryvonos, warned on July 22 that pressure on his agency and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) may intensify following the passage of a controversial bill in Parliament.

22 July 2025, 05:40 PM

Svyrydenko says corruption fears in Ukraine are 'exaggerated'

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko dismissed concerns about corruption in Ukraine as “exaggerated” in an interview with Bloomberg published on July 22.

22 July 2025, 04:59 PM

Anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAPO issue warning over new bill that 'threatens their independence'

The Ukrainian parliament is preparing for the second reading of draft law No. 12414, which was amended at the last minute in a way that would "effectively destroy" the independence of the SAPO and undermine NABU's work, the agencies said in a joint statement on July 22.

22 July 2025, 04:08 PM

NABU and SAPO may become subordinate to Prosecutor General under new law

The Verkhovna Rada's Law Enforcement Committee backed amendments that could place NABU and SAPO under the Prosecutor General’s control, ending their current independence, Ukrainska Pravda reported on July 22.

22 July 2025, 03:04 PM

$400k stolen from Ukrainian Railways in procurement scam

Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions uncovered a group suspected of embezzling over ₴15 million ($370,000) from the state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia through public procurement fraud, National Anti-Corruption Bureau reported on June 27.

27 June 2025, 01:03 PM

Prosecutors request former Territorial Development Minister removal from office

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) are seeking Communities and Territorial Development Minister (until 2022) Oleksii Chernyshov suspension, officials wrote on June 27.

27 June 2025, 10:19 AM

Forty-eight corruption suspects have joined Ukraine’s military, anti-graft prosecutors say

Forty-eight individuals accused in corruption cases have joined Ukraine’s Armed Forces to avoid punishment, the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office said in a Facebook statement on April 10.

10 April 2025, 04:53 PM

NABU requests action against suspects of embezzling funds for Ukraine’s army

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has requested preventive measures for individuals suspected of misusing budget funds in the procurement of products for the Ukrainian army, NABU's Oleksandr Abakumov told Radio Liberty on April 3.

3 April 2025, 02:07 PM

NABU uncovers embezzlement in food procurement for the Armed Forces totaling 733 million UAH

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) revealed on April 2, 2025, that they uncovered a large-scale embezzlement scheme involving manipulated food procurement prices for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, causing hundreds of millions of hryvnias in losses to the state budget, with the investigation dubbed “Golden Eggs” of the Defense Ministry.

2 April 2025, 05:36 PM

Wanted by authorities, former Kyiv councilor Komarnytskyi fled abroad

Former Kyiv City councilor Denys Komarnytskyi, whom law enforcement suspects of establishing and running a criminal organization to appropriate land in the capital, has left the country, Ukrainska Pravda reported on March 12.

12 March 2025, 09:37 PM

Court suspends Klitschko’s deputy charged with corruption

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has suspended Petro Olenych, deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration, for two months, Ukrainian journalist Oleh Novikov reported on Feb. 26.

27 February 2025, 02:09 AM

NABU and SAP uncover $6.3M corruption scandal in Ukrainian military tech project

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) uncovered a corruption scheme in the defense sector that resulted in losses of 246 million hryvnias ($6.3 million).

19 February 2025, 06:13 PM

Millions in cash seized in Kyiv anti-corruption drive

Law enforcement officials have seized more than $6.4 million in cash from corrupt Kyiv City Council members and their associates, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) announced on Feb. 10.

10 February 2025, 10:19 PM

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