Overview

• Parliament will vote on July 31 to undo the July 22 law and fully restore the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) independence.
• Thousands of protesters, particularly young Ukrainians, have defied wartime curfews in Kyiv, Odesa and Lviv to demand the reinstatement of anti-graft agency autonomy.
• Zelenskyy initially defended the measure as necessary to block Russian interference but reversed course after sustained demonstrations and EU criticism.
• European officials froze €1.5 billion in assistance after the autonomy-stripping law and warned that Ukraine’s EU accession funds hinge on preserving anti-corruption safeguards.
• Experts caution that failure to restore agency independence could undermine public trust and jeopardize vital US military aid for Ukraine’s defense.