London – already Russia started his full -scale invasion More than three years ago, there have been extensive protests in Ukraine – not against Russia or its President Vladimir Putin, but against Ukraine’s own President Volodimir Zelanski and the country’s Parliament, Rada.
Late on Tuesday night, Zelancesi signed a bill in the law, followed by rapidly tracked through Rada, which gives the Ukraine prosecutor General (equivalent to the US Attorney General), more power over two anti-corruption agencies has long been known for its fierce freedom. The prosecutor General is a political appointment, not an elected officer.
Zelancesi, in the hours before signing the remedy, thousands of people in the capital Kiev, the western city in the west, Danipro in the east and Odessa in the south found their frustration and fear, defying and opposed the martial law restrictions on large -scale meetings. His concern lies in the continuous autonomy of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Office (SAPO), which has demanded public authorities over the years to compete with public officials regardless of their political affiliation.
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Some critics argue that the new law is political vengeance. In April, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau accused Andrey Smirnov, a former deputy head of the Administration of Zelansky, of money laundering and accepting a bribe. Others are afraid of a possible backslide to some extent of powerism to some extent in the country who were earlier under the leadership of Russian President. Victor YanukovichWhich was known for Oligarchs for his close relationships.
27-Nation European Union, which has been a staunch supporter of the Zelansky and Ukraine as Russia started its attack, also expressed concern over the changes in the management of anti-corruption agencies. It is important to fight corruption for Ukraine’s dialect to join the European Union.
European Union’s Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos called the vote “a serious step” by Ukraine’s Parliament in a post on social media, saying that “independent bodies like Nabu and Sapo are necessary for the route of Ukraine. The law of law remains at the center of the European Union’s conclusion talks.”
Zelenskyy accepted anger on new law in his country and said that a statement Posted on social media after Rada’s vote: “We all hear what society is saying.”
“We see what people expect from state institutions – ensure justice and effective functioning of each institution. We discussed the necessary administrative and legislative decisions that will strengthen the work of each institution, solve the existing contradictions, and end the dangers,” Zalensky said. “Everyone will work together. At the political level, we will provide assistance.”
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Earlier, she stressed that two anti -corruption agencies would still do “work”, but they said that they need to be clear that the claim he had claimed was the “Russian effect”. He said that some major corruption cases were “lying” with agencies for years without any rational explanation, but the alleged Russian effects were not explained.
Russia-Ukraine new round of peace talks
Meanwhile, Kremlin confirmed that the third round of direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Türkiye on Wednesday evening would begin.
Spokesperson Dimitri Peskov said, “Our delegation is flying to Istanbul, and in reality the conversation is going to be there tonight.” “The main theme of discussion will be a peace memorandum which was shared during the second round of talks.”
He said that both sides would further discuss the prisoner swap. In the last two months, Russia and Ukraine have exchanged more than 1,000 prisoners of the war, but the talks have taken place so far. There is little hope of a ceasefire in war,
On Tuesday, Peskov said that Moscow did not expect any “miraculous success” in Türkiye, “opposed the diameter to both sides.”
Moscow has demanded a litni of concessions from Ukraine, including it that it has seized Russian soldiers during the war. Russia currently ranks fifth about the region of Ukraine. Putin’s government has also demanded that Ukraine abandoned its ambitions to join the European Union and the US -led NATO alliance, and even insisting that it should significantly reduce its army and make Russian the official language of Ukraine.