Overview

• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has submitted a draft law that would reverse amendments placing the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) under the Prosecutor General and restore their independence.
• NABU and SAPO leaders have endorsed the proposal and agreed to work with the presidency on drafting safeguards against political and foreign interference.
• Opposition MPs are preparing counter-legislation to overturn the original amendments and intend to challenge the initial law in the Constitutional Court.
• Thousands of Ukrainians defied martial law restrictions to protest in Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipro, Odesa and Kharkiv, marking the first major wartime demonstrations.
• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other EU officials warned that the rollback of anti-graft protections threatened Ukraine’s EU accession prospects and demanded clarification.