The escalation of the conflict within the oligarchy and the protests come amidst an intense political crisis and growing social discontent.

On Thursday, Zelensky backtracked, saying the new bill was intended to safeguard the independence of Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (Sap), and to protect them from Russian influence.

U.S. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal co-authored a bipartisan bill that would impose 500% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, gas, or uranium.

The European Commission slashed nearly €1.5 billion in aid and warned that Kyiv’s EU future depends on shielding anti-corruption bodies investigating the president’s inner circle.