German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron intend to hold in-depth discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding measures to combat corruption. Source: German government spokesperson Stefan Cornelius,

The move to curb anti-corruption agencies sparked protests, and by Wednesday evening, Zelenskyy had announced a new bill that would preserve the agencies' independence.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has brought the heads of Ukraine's law enforcement and anti-corruption agencies together and said they have all agreed to work "purely constructively". Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter) Details: Zelenskyy,

Western leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and European Council President António Costa, tried to persuade Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy not to sign Law No. 12414, which weakens the independence of Ukraine’s top anti-corruption institutions,

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's bill on the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) does not pose any new risks to the functioning of anti-corruption agencies,

The president said his push to put the prosecutor-general, who he appointed, in charge of Nabu and Sapo, was aimed at rooting out Russian spies. The protests against the decision are some of the biggest since the 2014 Euromaidan uprising that set the country on a western course.