After the recent events that have shocked theUkraine and criticism by different European countries, the president Volodymyr Zelensky has announced a new legislative text to replace the rule approved in recent days, contested for possible effects on the independence of anti -corruption agencies. According to Kiev’s leader, the new proposal aims to “strengthen the rule of law”. The president discussed the theme in telephone interviews with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, receiving positive signals from the European Union.
On the political front, Zelensky has reiterated that the new proposed law will guarantee the independence of the anti -corruption institutions, in particular of the Nabu and of the Saptwo entities created in 2014 following the protests that led to the removal of President Viktor Yanukovych. These institutions are considered fundamental in the European integration path of Ukraine.
THE’European Union He expressed concern about the first version of the law, seen as a potential obstacle to the fight against corruption, one of the central requirements for adhesion to the EU. A spokesman from Brussels said that he welcomes himself the commitment of the Ukrainian government to respond to European concerns and maintain the ongoing dialogue. According to Zelensky, during today’s phone call, the Chancellor Merz confirmed his full support to Kiev, while the British Premier Starmer underlined the importance of independent anti -corruption institutions to guarantee the democratic process in Ukraine.
A heterogeneous audience has fallen on the streets of Kiev and other cities, composed mainly of young people. “The slogans are almost all of a request for the veto to the law that exhausts the anti -corruption agencies, an obsolete request since Zelensky has now signed the decree. But more than against Zelensky people shout: ‘get rid of Yeark‘”, That is, of the Government’s gray eminentness, for someone even more powerful than Zelensky:” Everyone saw and everyone knows that he has accumulated enormous power without even being elected. It was in the shade when Zelensky became president. But since he was appointed head of the administration he has come out of the open and now he is the one who commands everything. “The president does not seem intent on replacing him or limiting his power, but the problem is actually another, that is, the” people are furious “.
It remains to be understood if the fracture is remediable, especially in the light of a context in which the executive had been able to count on a broad support also for measures that are not always popular. In recent times, Zelensky has been the subject of observations for an alleged centralization of powersin particular in favor of one’s closer entourage. The approved law was interpreted by some as an attempt to limit the role of the opposition, officially justified with the need to eliminate possible Russian infiltrations within the state agencies. With the same motivation, searches were held on Monday at the offices of some of these structures, by the security services.
Before Zelensky’s announcement on a new version of the regulatory text, a group of 48 parliamentarians out of 450 – including some belonging to the government party, “servant of the people” – had presented an alternative proposal with similar purposes. The fight against corruption is considered a central theme in the Ukrainian political debate. The current anti -corruption agencies were born following the protests of Euromaidan, which began in 2013, and as previously highlighted their autonomy is one of the fundamental criteria requested by the European Commission in the process of adhesion of Ukraine to the European Union, to which the country is formally nominated by 2022.
On the military planthe attacks between Russia and Ukraine after the unsatisfactory outcome of the third round of talks held on Wednesday in Istanbul are resumed. Zelensky reported that during the night 103 drones and four missiles were launched against the Ukrainian territory. In the city of Odessa, on the Black Sea, the local authorities reported three wounded and damage to historic buildings recognized by UNESCO. A fire also hit the Privaz market, located in the historic center.
In the Kharkiv region, in the north-east of Ukraine, three victims and 33 injured were recorded. The deceased people, members of the same family, were displaced by another village. Among the wounded there is also a 28 -day infant, according to what was declared by the local governor.
On the Russian side, it has been declared that the attacks have affected only military infrastructures and energy plants related to the Ukrainian armed forces. The Moscow authorities also claimed to have intercepted and shot down 44 drones launched towards the Russian territory. In the territory of Krasnodar, the governor reported that two women died and 11 people were injured due to the fall of debris during an attack on drones on the city of Sochi.
In the Zaporizhzia region, controlled by Russian forces, local sources report that a Ukrainian drone hit an ambulance, causing the driver’s death and the injury of two paramedics.
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