Overview

• The new law places NABU and SAPO under the direct authority of the prosecutor general and grants him the power to close investigations, reassign cases, and deprive SAPO’s chief of autonomy.
• On July 21, the Security Service of Ukraine arrested two NABU officials on suspicions of Russian links and carried out raids on anti-corruption agency offices without court orders.
• Thousands of Ukrainians in Kyiv, Dnipro and other cities demonstrated to urge President Zelenskyy to veto the legislation they say rolls back post-2014 graft reforms.
• The European Union described the overhaul as a serious step back that could jeopardize Ukraine’s EU candidate status and conditional Western financial support.
• Transparency International Ukraine and other watchdogs warn the move undermines public trust and weakens institutional checks crucial to accountability and the war effort.