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This week, Zelenskyy signed a new law that was widely perceived to undermine the independence of two anti-corruption bodies, prompting widespread protests across Ukraine. In this video, we're taking a look at why the bill was controversial, why Zelenskyy U-turned and what might happen next.

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Zelenskyy’s u-turn https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/24/ukraines-zelenskyy-introduces-new-draft-law-after-anticorruption-protests

Anti-corruption measures under Zelenskyy https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-nato-reforms-military-procurement-f0483561c9d402697d7a67dd43ae844d https://nabu.gov.ua/en/news/nabu-sap-pokazaly-potuzhn-rezul-taty-u-drugomu-p-vr-chch-2023-roku/

Ukrainian’s perceptions of corruption https://kiis.com.ua/?lang=eng&cat=reports&id=1497&page=1 https://ispp.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bul032024.pdf https://ispp.org.ua/2024/06/20/stan-suspilnoii-svidomosti-v-ukraiini-pid-chas-povnomasshtabnogo-rosijskogo-vtorgnennya-elektronnij-resurs-informacijnij-byuleten-berezen-2024-r/

Concerns over democratic backsliding https://www.politico.eu/article/volodymyr-zelenskyy-ukraine-europe-russia-war-media/ https://www.rferl.org/a/vitaliy-shabunin-corruption-justice-ukraine-zelenskyy/33474748.html

Effectiveness of anti-corruption agencies https://www.kmu.gov.ua/storage/app/sites/1/otsinka_nabu/final-report-eng.pdf

Critique over new bill https://kyivindependent.com/explainer-does-law-on-anti-corruption-infrastructure-have-anything-to-do-with-russian-influence/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9w19pl84r8o https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/22/ukraines-security-service-arrests-anti-corruption-agents-over-alleged-kremlin-ties
https://kyivindependent.com/deputy-pm-chernyshov-becomes-highest-serving-minister-served-suspicion-notice/

00:00 - Introduction 01:16 - Context 03:38 - Law Explained 07:11 - What Next? 07:57 - Sponsored Content