A host of European leaders have on Thursday welcomed the news that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law restoring independence to his country’s main anti-corruption agencies.

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,

President Volodymyr Zelensky's sudden move to strip the country's anti-corruption infrastructure of its independence stunned the European Union. Even as the Ukrainian authorities now attempt to reverse the controversial move that faced a harsh backlash from the EU and the wider public,