Leaders discussed diplomatic work with partners in Europe and the United States to strengthen security.
“He informed about the preparation of a bill that will strengthen the law enforcement system and guarantees the independence and effectiveness of anti-corruption infrastructure. Cyrus proposed to attract experts who may be useful for long-term cooperation. We agreed to be in contact on this issue. We equally perceive the need to protect the values of normal life, counteracting any Russian influences and interventions and do everything to do everything in order to make our Europe in order It became stronger, ”he said.
Zelensky also thanked the British leadership in the Ramstein format and new sanctions against the Russian aggressor country.
“Moscow should feel the price of its aggression exactly as it deserves it. This work will continue. I informed about yesterday’s meeting with the Russian side in Istanbul, which managed to agree on the subsequent exchange of prisoners. The Ukrainian delegation once again emphasized that there should be a remark of fire and proposed a meeting at the level of leaders until the end of August,” the Ukrainian leader said.
Context
July 22 The Ukrainian parliament adopted bill No. 12414, which provides The expansion of the powers of the prosecutor general, in particular, in criminal proceedings, which are engaged in NABU and SAP. The law on the same day signed Zelensky. The document was published in the official publication of the Rada, he Already entered into force.
Anti -corruption bodies warned that the law gives the Prosecutor General of Ukraine access to all NABU cases, he will have the right to give instructions to detectives, will be able to close the investigation at the request of the protection party, etc. In the CAP and NABU, they argue that at the last moment the editors were made in the text of the bill, which “actually destroy the independence” of the SAP and NABU.
In the evening of July 22, in a number of cities of Ukraine, protests against the law began.
On July 23, the European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Valdis Dombrovskis in the comment of Financial Times stated that financial assistance to Ukraine depends on further events regarding NABU and SAP.
At the same time, the deputy of the European Parliament from the Green Party Daniel Froind told Spiegel that Kyiv had jeopardized further assistance to Ukraine and its entry into the EU.
On the same day, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said that he shared the concern of partners about the events around NABU and SAP.
German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz and French President Emmanuel Macron want to discuss with Zelensky measures to combat corruption, the speaker of the German government Stefan Cornelius said.
