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“Russian spies” who justified Ukraine’s anti-corruption crackdown nowhere to be found
Ukraine's Security Service found Russian infiltrators everywhere except when journalists asked for proof.
Ukraine caves under $ 2.3 bn threat, appoints investigator it desperately wanted to block
Ukraine’s government spent weeks trying to block a qualified anti-corruption investigator. Today, $2.3 billion in international pressure changed their minds.
Inside Zelenskyy’s failed coup against Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies
Parliamentary manipulation, fake security crises, and Telegram warfare met Ukrainian teenagers.
“Aren’t you tired of feeding people garbage?” Ukrainian parliament reverses anti-corruption law after street protests
After a week of protests, 331 lawmakers voted to restore NABU and SAPO independence, undoing a law passed just days earlier.
They came. They cussed. They won.
Cardboard signs, three days, one very surprised president.
Explained: why Ukraine nuked its own anti-corruption agencies
It took ten years to build them. It took one hour in parliament to bring them down.
“I defended Zelenskyy against Trump’s dictatorship accusations. Now I can’t,” says Ukraine’s top corruption fighter
Zelenskyy must reverse course on the legislation targeting corruption prosecutors, or risk proving Putin right about Ukrainian democracy, warns the architect of the system being destroyed.
Ukraine’s parliament votes to gut anti-corruption agencies amid Russian spy scandal (UPDATED)
Ukraine’s parliament passed a bill to weaken its top anti-corruption bodies, citing a Russian spy scandal. It now awaits President Zelenskyy’s signature.
Ukraine’s war cabinet was hit by a perfect storm. Zelenskyy just hit reset
Ukraine just overhauled its government for the first time since Russia invaded. No one voted.
“Just 16 people”: Ukraine’s new wartime cabinet is now smaller than many startups
Parliament approved a downsized government lineup on Wednesday, streamlining wartime leadership without altering the political balance of power.
“Path to dictatorship”: Zelenskyy’s sanctions on opposition leader Poroshenko draw critisism from Ukrainian journalists, activists, politicians
The sanctions have been imposed on Poroshenko, while his foundation continues delivering military aid, including 50,000 drones to Ukrainian forces.
Ukraine’s wartime unity at risk as ruling party seeks to ban opposition leader Poroshenko from parliament
Ukraine's parliament committee voted to suspend former president Poroshenko from one plenary session without evidence of misconduct.
Why Zelenskyy sacked his top diplomat and what we can expect from Sybiha
Experts say Kuleba was too diplomatic for the president. But will Zelenskyy’s aggressive style deliver in foreign policy?
Why did Ukraine reshuffle half its government amid war?
The shake-up, justified as a need for "new energy," comes as Ukraine faces critical challenges in its conflict with Russia and pursuit of Western support.
“Not about banning.” Theologian unpacks Ukraine’s new anti-Russian church law
Ukraine's religious landscape faces a seismic shift with new legislation, but it's not the blanket ban many expect. A theological expert unpacks the law's true nature and potential outcomes.
“Mom, is it a nuclear bomb?” Ukrainian MP Sovsun on parenting, parliament, and perseverance in Kyiv
"Don't worry, it's a regular bomb" became the strangest sentence of Inna Sovsun's life, uttered to her son during a missile attack on Kyiv. The opposition lawmaker now balances parenting with keeping Ukraine's democracy alive amid Russia's war.
The Great Escape: How Ukraine’s ninth-richest man slipped out of the country amid fraud allegations
Ukraine’s ninth-wealthiest man Hennadiy Boholiubov flees the country on a train using another man's passport. Although he has legal reasons to leave Ukraine due to his age, he allegedly escapes charges of embezzlement and fraud of billions of dollars.
“Most countries protect their farmers.” Poland’s top trade economist on why border blockade keeps going
The dispute is deeper than cheap crops; Poland wants a bilateral trade agreement with Ukraine, says Piotr Soroczyński
Bihus exposé: Ukraine’s SBU illegally surveilled investigative journalists
Bihus.Info journalists revealed this week that Ukraine's SBU security force secretly recorded their team, igniting concerns over eroding press freedoms.