Ukraine Erupts in Protest Over Zelensky’s Anti-Graft Reform Rollback

Mass protests swept across Ukraine after President Zelensky signed a bill reducing the independence of key anti-corruption institutions.

The law gives the Prosecutor General — appointed by the president — control over NABU and SAPO. Demonstrators say this endangers Ukraine’s fight against graft and threatens EU accession hopes.
Despite martial law bans, citizens gathered in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, and beyond, holding signs like “Shame” and “Corruption Lives – Future Dies.”

The EU and Transparency International criticized the move. Zelensky claimed the reform is needed to purge Russian influence, but critics call it authoritarian backsliding.