Volodymyr Zelensky has promised to reverse a crackdown on Ukraine’s anticorruption agencies following street protests.

Twelve years after then-journalist Mustafa Nayem's Facebook post ignited the EuroMaidan Revolution, another social media call — this time from war veteran Dmytro Koziatynskyi — mobilized thousands across Ukraine,

A controversial new law signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is drawing sharp criticism from both domestic and international observers. The law, passed on July 22, gives sweeping powers to Ukraine’s Prosecutor General over the country’s leading anti-corruption agencies.

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill limiting two Ukrainian anticorruption agencies. After street protests and other criticism, he said he would propose a new law restoring their independence.

Fighting entrenched corruption is crucial for Ukraine’s aspirations to join the EU and maintain access to billions of dollars in western aid.