The Ukrainian parliament on July 22 approved amendments that effectively destroy the independence of Ukraine’s two key anti-corruption institutions, according to opposition lawmakers and watchdogs.
The legislation grants the prosecutor general new powers over investigations led by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and cases led by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).
The step comes as Ukrainian authorities ramp up pressure against the two agencies established as part of the anti-graft reforms after the EuroMaidan Revolution.
I don’t know why you react so uneasy. No one can be happy if Russia is interfering in democratic societies, I hope you agree at least in this point.
Yeah, of course. I hope you also agree that it’s problematic that the US is interfering in democratic societies, I just don’t see how it’s relevant in this context.
Yeah, it is also bad if the US is interfering in democratic societies, but it’s irrelevant in this context. I agree. Don’t know why you bring it up.
Because it’s just as irrelevant. As an example. The Ukrainian parliament managed to do this all by itself.