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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has submitted a draft law to reinstate the freedom of two anti-corruption bodies in Ukraine - days after nationwide protests broke out over changes curbing their independence, the BBC reported.
Kyiv's Western partners had also expressed serious concerns over the legislation.
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.
He said the text of the bill was "well-balanced", but did not provide any details.
Nabu said that the new bill "restored all procedural powers and guarantees of independence" of the two bodies.