Protests Break Out Against Zelensky in Ukraine: What to Know
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Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south, fertility and birth rate issues around the world, multiple disease outbreaks in the U.S. and ongoing vaccination discourse. Jordan joined Newsweek in 2024 from The Evening Standard and had previously worked at Metro.co.uk, she has background in international human-interest stories and is a graduate of Kingston University, in London. You can get in touch with Jordan by emailing j.king@newsweek.com. Languages: English.
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Protests have broken out against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after he signed a bill that critics says weakens the country’s anti-corruption agencies.
The law effectively strips the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) of their independence and places them under the control of the prosecutor general. It will make it easier for the government to control which cases are pursued.
Dmytro Koziatynskyi, a veteran of the Russia-Ukraine war, rallied hundreds of Ukrainians for the protests on Tuesday. He called the bill an “assault on the anti-corruption framework,” according to Ukrainska Pravda.
He added: “Time is not on our side… we must take to the streets tonight and urge Zelensky to prevent a return to the dark days of Yanukovych. See you this evening!”
He was referring to Ukraine’s former president Viktor Yanukovych, who was removed from the presidency in 2014 following weeks of protests.
People chant during a protest in central Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. People chant during a protest in central Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. AP
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