Overview
- The European Commission’s latest assessment warns that moves affecting the independence of Ukraine’s NABU and SAP cast doubt on Kyiv’s anti-corruption resolve.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is confidently moving toward European Union membership.
- Former president Petro Poroshenko told Politico that Zelensky’s consolidation of power and targeting of anti-corruption activists could prompt Western partners to reconsider support.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry alleged that Zelensky misrepresented the situation in Kupyansk and concealed large Ukrainian losses to maintain foreign funding.
- Hungarian reactions included analyst Zoltan Koshkovich’s post rejecting Ukraine’s EU prospects and Viktor Orban’s earlier stance favoring strategic partnership over membership.