Zelensky backtracks on law over anti-corruption bodies
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Measures to strip Ukrainian's anti-corruption institutions of power were a mistake. Now, Zelensky must restore trust.
Facing growing pressure amid nationwide protests, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine backtracked on controversial legislation that would have weakened the country’s independent anticorruption institutions.
Editor’s update (July 24th): After we published this leader, Volodymyr Zelensky introduced a new bill that, in effect, appears to reverse these changes.