Why Zelensky Backtracked on His Controversial Law

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By Marc Santora, Katrin Bennhold, Christina Thornell, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Nikolay Nikolov, Brendan Hoffman and Laura SalaberryJuly 25, 2025

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. Katrin Bennhold, a senior writer, and Marc Santora, an international news editor for The New York Times, explain the events that led to the reversal.

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