Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the bill will curtail Russian influence in the country, but the bill could imperil its ascent to the European Union.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that if the bill he initiated is passed, everyone involved in state secrets will undergo lie detector tests. — Ukrinform.

The president has defended the move as a necessary step to rid the two agencies of “Russian influence” and to address why some cases have been stalled for years.

Zelensky has submitted draft legislation to restore the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies, reversing course after an outburst of public criticism.

President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the decision to submit a new draft law on NABU (National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine) and SAPO (Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office) to the Verkhovna Rada was driven by the need to preserve national unity during wartime.

Trump withdrew from the fight against kleptocracy, and other countries have absorbed that fact.

Ukraine's law enforcement and anti-corruption institutions will present a joint action plan within two weeks aimed at strengthening the justice system, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 23. The statement comes a day after mounting criticism of a new law seen as effectively destroying the independence of two key anti-graft bodies,

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill limiting two Ukrainian anticorruption agencies. After street protests and other criticism, he said he would propose a new law restoring their independence.