New Russia-Ukraine Talks Set for Wed., Zelensky Says
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Thousands of people gathered in the streets of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday night to protest moves by President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government to weaken anticorruption institutions, in the country’s first major antigovernment demonstration in 3½ years of war.
Protests against Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky erupted in the war-torn country Tuesday over a new law ending the independence of two government anti-corruption agencies.
Russia and Ukraine will hold a new round of peace talks in Istanbul on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Ukraine’s president ran on a promise to clean things up, but critics say his government is cracking down on anti-corruption activists, critics and agencies.
In Kyiv and several other Ukrainian cities, hundreds of people took to the streets on Tuesday in protest against legislation that effectively strips the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) of their independence.
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Ukraine's parliament passed legislation that will tighten oversight of two key anti-corruption agencies, which critics say could significantly weaken their independence
The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, spat in the face of Europeans today, thus demonstrating that he is the sole "dictator" of Ukraine. This was stated by the telegram channel "Legitimate".
A face-to-face meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders is needed "to truly ensure a lasting peace," Zelensky said late on Saturday.
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Kyiv Independent on MSN'Agenda from our side is clear' — Zelensky outlines 3 key priorities for potential next round of peace talks with Russia"It is clear to all that truly effective talks can only take place at the level of national leaders," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, did not go on the air today with a traditional evening video message to Ukrainians.
Putin has spurned Zelensky’s previous offers of a face-to-face meeting to end Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II.
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Axios on MSNZelensky neuters corruption watchdogs, sparking protestsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is facing the first major anti-government protests since Russia's invasion, after lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday weakening two key anti-corruption agencies. Why it matters: The bill,