Submission Statement: A parliamentary committee on Aug. 21 defended its earlier decision to block five bills intended to strengthen the country's fight against corruption. The bills are requirements of the European Union, both to receive an estimated 2.1 billion euros ($2.45 billion) at the end of 2026, as well as to advance Kyiv's EU accession talks.
The move has sparked outrage and drawn sharp criticism from pro-reform lawmakers and anti-corruption activists. They argued that the decision was a major blow to both Ukraine's EU integration and anti-corruption reforms.
The governing party's inability or unwillingness to pass reforms has been notable for almost a year.
Ukraine failed to complete 11 reforms in the last three months of 2025, which were also required in order to unlock European funds. That prompted the bloc's Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos to get more directly involved, drawing up an action plan in tandem with Taras Kachka, then Ukraine's deputy prime minister for EU integration. The plan, adopted in December, includes 10 urgently needed reforms to be completed by the end of 2026.
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I think some higher-ups in the Ukrainian government are they getting high on their own supply. Yes, Ukraine fares better than people anticipated, even Trump was not able to break them.
But recently they behave like they are trying to piss off everyone for no fucking reason.