Overview

• The Verkhovna Rada is debating a president-backed draft law that would restore full independence to NABU and SAPO and introduce regular lie detector exams for anti-graft officials.
• Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Kyiv, Odesa and Lviv despite martial law restrictions to urge lawmakers to approve the reversal of last week’s control measures.
• Passage is uncertain as some MPs under active investigations by the two agencies could balk at restoring their autonomy.
• European Commission officials have warned that curbing the anti-corruption bodies’ powers risks stalling Ukraine’s EU accession process and withholding vital financial aid.
• President Zelenskyy’s rapid reversal of the July 22 law followed rare wartime demonstrations and now faces a parliamentary test of balancing governance reform with wartime unity.