After mass protests, Ukraine's government enacts a law restoring independence to anti-corruption watchdogs, quelling what threatened to turn into a domestic political crisis for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The European Union has no plans to freeze funding for Ukraine after the approval of draft law No. 13533, which restores key safeguards for the independence of anti-corruption bodies in Ukraine. Source: European Commission spokesperson Guillaume Mercier,

The European Union welcomed Ukraine's pledge to protect the independence of its anti-corruption agencies and said on Thursday that a commitment to fight corruption is an important precondition both for EU financial aid as well as for potential EU membership.