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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hanna Arhirova

Ukrainians are protesting a law targeting anti-corruption agencies. Here's why

Russia Ukraine War - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Ukrainians are taking to the streets to protest a new law they worry will undermine the work of two key anti-corruption agencies, by eroding the independence of bodies meant to provide a check on power.

Discontent over the law led to the first major demonstration against the government in more than three years of war, marking the most serious fracture yet in the national unity that has helped Ukraine resist Russia’s invasion.

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