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Von der Leyen calls Zelenskyy and asks him to explain new anti-corruption law

The European Commission is hardening its tone in response to Ukraine's new law weakening the independence of two anti-corruption agencies.

Euronews

Ukraine protests: why are civil society activists angry with Zelenskyy?

A law that changes the country’s anti-corruption agencies has led to the first serious protests against his government

The Guardian - UK

Zelensky Defends Contested Anti-corruption Law Changes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday defended legislative changes removing the independence of two key anti-corruption bodies, sparking the first major protests in Ukraine since the start of Russia's invasion.

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Zelenskyy's toughest battle: People of Ukraine protest over anti-corruption crackdown

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa and Dnipro, protesting against the controversial bill which effectively eliminates the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions.

Euronews

What are the corruption issues behind Ukrainian protests against Zelensky?

Some protesters held placards saying ‘Welcome to Russia’ after Ukraine made changes to anti-corruption agencies

The Independent UK

Protests in Ukraine after Zelensky approves bill curbing autonomy of anti-corruption agencies

Move has alarmed Ukrainians amid fears that chief prosecutor, a Zelensky loyalist, could reassign corruption probes

The Independent UK

EU demands ‘explanations’ on Ukrainian reforms and says there ‘cannot be a compromise’ on corruption – as it happened

Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, says that Ukraine, as a candidate country for membership, needs to uphold ‘fight against corruption’

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Thousands gather in Ukraine to protest as Zelenskyy signs bill weakening anti-corruption agencies

On Monday, Ukraine’s domestic security agency detained two NABU officials on suspicion of links to Russia and searched other agency employees on unrelated allegations.

Euronews

Zelenskyy defends bill stripping anti-corruption bodies’ independence amid protests

Move by Ukrainian president widely opposed and may prove a setback to hopes of country one day joining the EU

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine Curbs Anti-corruption Agencies, Sparking Rare Protests

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill on Tuesday revoking the autonomy of two anti-corruption agencies, a proposal that has sparked rare street protests in Kyiv and alarm among the country's international backers.

International Business Times

Ukraine's security service arrests anti-corruption agents over alleged Kremlin ties

More than 70 searches were conducted and two arrests made as part of a probe by Ukraine's security service into the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.

Euronews

Ukraine war briefing: International protest over arrests at anti-corruption agency

Transparency International condemns ‘massive’ pressure on NABU while G7 ambassadors express ‘serious concerns’. What we know on day 1,245

The Guardian - AU

Butterflies, bees, bugs and more: The summer of insect-counting gets underway in Germany

In a strip of greenery between Berlin’s Natural History Museum and a busy street, bumble bees move swiftly between flowers while a ladybug makes its way along a leaf full of aphids and bugs crawl about.

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 637

As the war enters its 637th day, these are the main developments.

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Snow leopards and citizen science: Seeking the grey ghost in Kyrgyzstan

Tracking evidence of this most elusive of big cats in the untouched mountains of Central Asia is a perspective-altering volunteerism trip, finds Clodagh Kinsella

The Guardian - UK

‘Humans everywhere’: lions cling on in Ethiopia’s last patches of wilderness

‘It’s not just the lions that are under pressure, it’s biodiversity in general,’ warn conservationists, amid a rapidly expanding human population

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Thousands of 1980s PCs lived happily in a barn for 33 years and are now being sold for $120 a pop so you can relive the birth of PC gaming and the internet yourself

The NABU is the most prescient PC you've never heard of.

Reuters

Ukraine moves closer to corruption trial of former tax chief

Ukraine has moved a step closer to putting former tax and customs chief Roman Nasirov on trial on corruption charges after anti-graft investigators referred his case to court.

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Al Jazeera

Ukraine Supreme Court chief detained in $2.7m graft probe

Ukraine, while at war with Russia, reels from ‘biggest-ever case’ implicating the judiciary.

Reuters

Ukraine authorities expose piles of cash in Supreme Court corruption probe

Ukrainian anti-graft authorities said on Monday they were investigating large-scale corruption in the country's Supreme Court system and shared a photograph of piles of dollars neatly lined up on a sofa.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Accuses Two Former Officials over Army Food Contracts

A Ukrainian former deputy defense minister and another ministry official have been served with "notices of suspicion" accusing them of wrongdoing over contracts for food purchases for the army, the state anti-corruption agency said on Friday. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said in a statement that their actions had resulted…

The Guardian - UK

High stakes for Ukraine as clampdown on corruption comes under scrutiny

Critics argue some cases have highlighted serious issues with the way officials are targeting people

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine is locked in a war with corruption as well as Putin – it can’t afford to lose either

High-profile resignations highlight the nation’s struggle to prove to the world it is not corrupt, says Orysia Lutsevych, head of Ukraine Forum at Chatham House

Reuters

Ukraine's parallel war on corruption to unlock door to West

To an outsider, it may seem an unlikely time for Ukraine to double down on the battle against corruption, as missiles rain down on cities and citizens fight for their lives.

Reuters

Zelenskiy shuts court, says Ukraine can fight graft, Russia at same time

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed his dissolution on Tuesday of a Kyiv court as evidence Ukraine can fight to end a history of corruption and Russia's invasion at the same time.

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