Thousands gather to protest as Zelenskyy signs bill weakening anti-corruption agencies
apnews.com
The protests marked the first major rally against the government in more than three years of war.
    • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
      21·
      17 hours ago

      very. there’s mass gatherings in Lviv and Kyiv even with the elevated risk of death by shahed. Ukrainians ars making it clear: they genuinely will fight to the death for their freedom. using one authoritarian to justify another authoritarian will not be allowed.

      • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        18 hours ago

        I mean, Euromaidan was a result of the Ukrainian people being frustrated with the rampant corruption. I think it’s likely many are upset. I don’t even see a justification for the need to put these departments more closely under the control of the executive in this article.

        • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
          9·
          13 hours ago

          I don’t even see a justification for the need to put these departments more closely under the control of the executive

          False corruption charges are frequently used by insurgencies and foreign influence operations to undermine legitimate governance. I’m not saying it is or isn’t a legitimate concern in this case but, if it were, we definitely wouldn’t know the exact reasons. Given Russia’s history of using foreign influence as a weapon of war and, in particular, their history of doing so in Ukraine, I can definitely understand the concern.

          Of course real corruption can’t go unanswered because of the possibility of trumped up charges. It’s a tricky bit of business to get right.