{"id":39739,"date":"2025-07-23T15:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/zelenskyy-faces-mass-protests-for-first-time-since-russia-war-began-over-changes-to-anti-corruption-agencies\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T15:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:18:08","slug":"zelenskyy-faces-mass-protests-for-first-time-since-russia-war-began-over-changes-to-anti-corruption-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/zelenskyy-faces-mass-protests-for-first-time-since-russia-war-began-over-changes-to-anti-corruption-agencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy faces mass protests, for first time since Russia war began, over changes to anti-corruption agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>London \u2014<\/em>\u00a0In a first since <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/ukraine-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Russia launched its full-scale invasion<\/a><\/span> more than three years ago, widespread protests have taken place across Ukraine \u2014 not against Russia or its President Vladimir Putin, but against Ukraine&#8217;s own President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the country&#8217;s parliament, the Rada.<\/p>\n<p>Late Tuesday night, Zelenskyy signed a bill into law, after it was fast-tracked through the Rada, that gives Ukraine&#8217;s prosecutor general (roughly equivalent to the U.S. attorney general), more power over two anti-corruption agencies long known for their fierce independence. The prosecutor general is a political appointee, not an elected official.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the hours before Zelenskyy signed the measure, thousands of people in the capital Kyiv, the western city of Lviv, Dnipro in the east and Odessa in the south made their frustration and fear known, defying martial law bans on mass gatherings to come out and protest. Their concern is rooted in the continued autonomy of Ukraine&#8217;s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor&#8217;s Office (SAPO), which for years have sought to combat graft by public officials, regardless of their political affiliation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/23\/ff2ecaa8-6892-4c01-abea-29735f01518e\/thumbnail\/620x413\/48a9d5b72d43d3017a61d45c48f599a7\/ukraine-protest-corruption-zelenskyy-2225650691.jpg#\" alt=\"Thousands of Ukrainians protest the implementation of a law that regulates the work of anti-corruption institutions \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/23\/ff2ecaa8-6892-4c01-abea-29735f01518e\/thumbnail\/620x413\/48a9d5b72d43d3017a61d45c48f599a7\/ukraine-protest-corruption-zelenskyy-2225650691.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/23\/ff2ecaa8-6892-4c01-abea-29735f01518e\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/b77713964ea7753a76527656092b2ad6\/ukraine-protest-corruption-zelenskyy-2225650691.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">People take part in a rally against the implementation of a law that regulates the work of the Special Anti-corruption Prosecutor&#8217;s Office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 22, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Danylo Antoniuk\/Anadolu\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some critics argue the new law is political retribution. In April, Ukraine&#8217;s National Anti-Corruption Bureau charged a former deputy head of Zelenskyy&#8217;s administration, Andrii Smyrnov, with money laundering and accepting a bribe. Others fear a potential backslide back into some degree of authoritarianism in the country that was previously led by pro-Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/research\/2011\/03\/viktor-yanukovych-a-man-of-the-oligarchs?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Viktor Yanukovych<\/a>, who was known for his close ties to oligarchs.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-nation European Union, which has been a staunch supporter of Zelenskyy and Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion, also voiced concern over the changes to the management of the anti-corruption agencies. Demonstrably fighting corruption is crucial to Ukraine&#8217;s bid to join the EU.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos called the vote by Ukraine&#8217;s parliament &#8220;a serious step back&#8221; in a post on social media, adding that &#8220;independent bodies like NABU &amp; SAPO are essential for Ukraine&#8217;s EU path. Rule of Law remains in the very center of EU accession negotiations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy appeared to acknowledge the anger in his country over the new legislation, saying in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1947948615621623843\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a statement<\/a> posted on social media after the Rada&#8217;s vote: &#8220;We all hear what society is saying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We see what people expect from state institutions \u2014 ensured justice and the effective functioning of each institution. We discussed the necessary administrative and legislative decisions that would strengthen the work of each institution, resolve existing contradictions, and eliminate threats,&#8221; Zelenskyy said. &#8220;Everyone will work together. At the political level, we will provide support.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/23\/8488b7d8-079d-430e-a168-bc1ab029060a\/thumbnail\/620x413\/a89e333ed4cdde845cc6e921ced2bf1d\/zelenskyy-2225506138.jpg#\" alt=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/23\/8488b7d8-079d-430e-a168-bc1ab029060a\/thumbnail\/620x413\/a89e333ed4cdde845cc6e921ced2bf1d\/zelenskyy-2225506138.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/23\/8488b7d8-079d-430e-a168-bc1ab029060a\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/1d5ccd2b772417c7ec8ec0e37e2150b7\/zelenskyy-2225506138.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a meeting with Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, to discuss the peace negotiations with Russia, July 22, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Volodymyr Zelenskyy\/Telegram\/Anadolu\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier he had stressed that the two anti-corruption agencies would still &#8220;work,&#8221; but he said they needed to be clear of what he claimed was &#8220;Russian influence.&#8221; He said some major corruption cases had been &#8220;lying dormant&#8221; with the agencies for years without any rational explanation, but offered no explanation of the alleged Russian influence.<\/p>\n<h2>New round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks<\/h2>\n<p>The Kremlin, meanwhile, confirmed that a third round of direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks would begin in Turkey on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our delegation is flying to Istanbul, and indeed negotiations are scheduled to take place there tonight,&#8221; said spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. &#8220;The main topic of discussion will be peace memorandums that were shared during the second round of talks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said the two sides would discuss further prisoner swaps. Over the past two months, Russia and Ukraine have exchanged more than 1,000 prisoners of war, but the negotiations have thus far yielded <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russia-trump-ukraine-war-ceasefire-ultimatum-sanctions-unacceptable\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">little hope of a ceasefire in the war<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Peskov said Moscow did not expect any &#8220;miraculous breakthrough&#8221; in Turkey, calling the two sides &#8220;diametrically opposed.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moscow has demanded a litany of concessions from Ukraine, including that it give up territory Russian troops have seized during the war. Russia currently occupies about a fifth of Ukraine&#8217;s territory. Putin&#8217;s government has also demanded that Ukraine abandon its ambitions of joining the EU and the U.S.-led NATO alliance, and even insisted that it should significantly downsize its military and make Russian the official language of Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/ramy-inocencio\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Ramy  Inocencio<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Ramy Inocencio is a CBS News foreign correspondent based in London, covering Europe and the Middle East. 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