Zelensky backtracks on law over anti-corruption bodies
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Trump and Zelensky recently discussed a "mega deal" where the U.S. would buy drones from Kyiv, said the Ukrainian president.
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The Kyiv Independent on MSNZelensky's big blunder, explainedFor many who came to know Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky only after Russia's full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the president's recent move on anti-graft agencies was jarring. In the early days of the invasion,
Russia and Ukraine exchanged drone attacks, with five people dead in the strikes, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was optimistic about military progress.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated medical workers on their professional holiday and expressed his gratitude to all medical workers for saving Ukrainians in the face of full-scale war with Russia.
The remarkable similarities between the personalities and public personae of both men likely hold the key to their tense relationship.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that USD 6 billion is needed to fund the production of interceptor drones, while the total annual requirement for producing missiles, various types of drones, and electronic warfare systems (EW) is USD 25 billion.
Volodymyr Zelensky has U-turned on a move to loosen his country's anti-corruption rules after mass protests and international fury. The Ukrainian President, who has endured more than three years of Russian invasion,
Facing growing pressure amid nationwide protests, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine backtracked on controversial legislation that would have weakened the country’s independent anticorruption institutions.
Ukrainian analysts have told Newsweek the move undoes a decade of democratic progress, although its president Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he backed a new draft law aimed at strengthening the independence the anti-corruption institutions. Newsweek has contacted the Ukrainian president's office and the Kremlin for comment.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Ukraine has secured funding to acquire three U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems: two financed by Germany and one by Norway. However, Ukraine ultimately needs ten such systems to meet its defense needs.