Ukrainian MPs and other officials were arrested after the corruption agency of this country found a large bribery system in the purchase of drones and electronic war systems.
VolodyMyr Zelensky, chairman of the X, said in a statement on X that the members of the Ukrainian MP, Earth and Urban Administration, and various defense troops participated in the participation, which has signed a contract with the supplier at a priced price of up to 30%.
Zelensky may have “zero tolerance” for Ukraine’s corruption and thanked the agencies for their work.
The independence of Ukrainian anti -corruption institutions has been restored according to the national demonstrations on Thursday.
Zelensky’s government faced a wide range of backlash after independence of the legislation to withdraw the anti -corruption country and the professional anti -corruption prosecutor’s office known as NABU and SAP.
The presidents insisted that the agencies should “eliminate the influence of Russia,” and wanted to give the prosecutor the authority to decide who should be prosecuted in a high -level corruption case.
Many people have moved in Ukraine after a step of corruption, and have caused the greatest anti -government protests since Russia began full -scale invasion in 2022.
Zelensky acknowledged the public’s anger and submitted a new bill to restore the entire independence of institutions voted by Congress within nine days after the original bill was passed.
Kyrylo Budanov’s head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s main intelligence agency (Hur) thanked Zelensky for “listening to the public’s call,” and “not mistaken.”
This action was also praised by EU Allies, which originally expressed concern about the influence of the bill.
The fight against corruption is important in the bidding of joining Ukraine’s EU. The establishment of NABU and SAP was a requirement set by the 2014 European Commission and the International Monetary Fund to ease the restriction of visa.
As a result, KYIV received an EU candidate in 2022 and took another step toward a close relationship with the West.
Since its establishment, NABU and SAP have been involved in a wide range of investigations to misuse millions of dollars of assets and bribes in various ministries and sectors.
In the 2023 joint survey, the head of the Ukrainian Supreme Court VSEVOLOD KNIAZIEV was arrested for $ 3 million (£ 2.4 million; € 2.9m).
