Overview

• Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada voted 331–0 on July 31 to overturn Law No. 4555-IX, restoring full autonomy to NABU and SAPO from the prosecutor general’s authority.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the reversal bill on August 1, and it entered into force upon publication the following day.
• Key EU figures including Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa publicly welcomed the decision as essential for strengthening mutual trust.
• EU Delegation head Katarína Mathernová credited a combination of mass civic protests, behind-the-scenes diplomacy and political self-reflection for enabling the legislative U-turn.
• Shortly after regaining independence, NABU and SAPO launched a probe into a major drone procurement corruption scheme, resulting in four arrests and allegations of inflated contracts.