Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) Semen Kryvonos admits a negative scenario of events: further pressure on him and the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), including conducting…
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Stefanchuk signs law curtailing NABU and SAPO powers
Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk has signed a law concerning the specifics of pre-trial investigations into criminal offenses related to the disappearance of persons under exceptional circumstances during martial law.
MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak announced this on…
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Azerbaijan to invest in construction of four social facilities in Irpin – Ambassador Husyev
Ukraine and Azerbaijan are working on a draft agreement for the construction of four social facilities in the Kyiv region’s Irpin with funding from the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The relevant statement was made by Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Azerbaijan…
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Stefanchuk sends bill restricting NABU and SAPO independence to president for signature
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, has signed a bill that limits the independence of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and sent…
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French foreign minister visits Kharkiv
Ukrainian and French Foreign Ministers Andrii Sybiha and Jean-Noel Barrot visited Kharkiv, where they witnessed the aftermath of Russian terror and discussed ways to mobilize greater support for Ukrainians under attack.
Sybiha shared details of the visit on the…
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Russia using children to design and test its military drones, investigation finds | Drones (military)
Russian authorities have systematically involved children in the design and testing of drones for the country’s war in Ukraine through nationwide competitions that begin with innocent-seeming video games and end up with the most talented…
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Verkhovna Rada passes controversial law reducing NABU and SAP powers
The Verkhovna Rada passed in the second reading a law on the specifics of pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses related to the disappearance of persons under special circumstances in conditions of martial law, which, according to people’s deputies, “effectively liquidates NABU and…
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Russians attack Sumy community with drones, damage civilian infrastructure
Civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged in Sumy as a result of an attack by enemy drones.
This was reported on Telegram by the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Oleh Hryhorov, according to Ukrinform.
“Enemy UAVs attacked the Sumy…
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Transparency International Ukraine calls on Rada not to support bill on investigation of missing persons cases after amendments on operation of SAPO and NABU
The public organization Transparency International Ukraine calls on the Verkhovna Rada not to adopt bill No. 12414 “On amendments to the criminal procedure code of Ukraine regarding the peculiarities of pretrial investigation of…
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Draft law on NABU considered by parliamentary committee without comparative table, says MP
Members of the Law Enforcement Committee considered draft law No. 12414, which could deprive the NABU and SAP (Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine) of their independence, without a comparative table of amendments for the second reading. Therefore, they voted blindly.
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