KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s parliament voted on Thursday to restore the independence of two key anti-corruption agencies, moving to defuse the country’s biggest political crisis since Russia’s invasion. Lawmakers voted 331 to 0 in favor of the bill, which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy submitted last week following pressure from thousands of protesters and top European officials. The […]
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Ukrainian parliament approves restoring independence of anti-corruption agencies
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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s parliament voted on Thursday to restore the independence of two key anti-corruption agencies, moving to defuse the country’s biggest political crisis since Russia’s invasion.
Lawmakers voted 331 to 0 in favor of the bill, which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy submitted last week following pressure from thousands of protesters and top European officials.
The measure now goes to Zelenskiy for a signature.
(Reporting by Olena Harmash; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)