Zelensky backtracks on law over anti-corruption bodies
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The National Anticorruption Bureau of Ukraine has long been a battleground in Ukrainian politics, where graft is rife.
On Tuesday, Zelensky signed a law passed by the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (parliament) which subordinated Ukraine's two main anti-corruption agencies to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General.
Ukraine saw nationwide demonstrations over controversial anti-corruption reforms.
Volodymyr Zelensky has promised to reverse a crackdown on Ukraine’s anticorruption agencies following street protests.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a new bill that critics says weakens the country's anti-corruption agencies.