Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's new draft bill aims to restore the independence of two anti-corruption agencies that were stripped by a controversial law which sparked protests in major cities across the war-torn country.

All investigations by Nabu and Sapo are based totally on facts and evidence, not on political positions or the votes of members of parliament.” “The independence of anti-corruption institutions is not a threat,

Critics of the new legislation say it constitutes a power grab by Zelenskyy and his presidential office -- which is headed by influential chief of staff Andriy Yermak -- that undermines Ukrainian democracy and threatens the country's EU ambitions.