Anastasiia Radina
Anastasia Radina is a Ukrainian journalist and civic activist known for her anti-corruption investigations. She served as editor-in-chief of the online outlet Ukrainska Pravda and headed the NGO Anti-Corruption Action Centre. She was elected to the Ukrainian parliament and sat on the Verkhovna Rada's anti-corruption committee.
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Ukraine's EU integration deputy PM opposes competition for Prosecutor General
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Vsevolod Chentsov said in an interview with Yevropeiska Pravda that he sees neither the necessity nor the possibility of holding a competition for the position of Prosecutor General, arguing that EU requirements do not mandate such a competition and that no European practice of one exists. His position contrasts with a parliamentary draft law on competitive selection submitted earlier in the year and with a KMIS poll showing 69% of Ukrainians support an independent competition with foreign experts for the post.
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Ukraine’s Prosecutor General announces suspicion against NABU director, then leaves the country; Zelensky moves to dismiss him
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, who had resigned a week earlier amid the NABU/SAPO “Carthage” operation against his own office, announced on 14 September that he had signed a notice of suspicion against NABU director Semen Kryvonos. The same night he left Ukraine. President Zelensky publicly called for his immediate dismissal, submitted the motion to the Verkhovna Rada, and signed a decree suspending him under martial-law provisions. The European Commission said it was aware of the events and stressed that independent anti-corruption bodies are a cornerstone of the rule of law in Ukraine.
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Ukraine's Prosecutor General Kravchenko resigns amid NABU 'Carthage' corruption probe
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko submitted his resignation on the evening of 7 September after NABU and SAPO exposed a criminal organization within the Office of the Prosecutor General accused of protecting fraudulent call centers. First Deputy Prosecutor General Maria Vdovychenko also resigned. The president has not yet formally submitted the dismissal to the Verkhovna Rada.