Ukraine’s Parliament has approved a bill tabled by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that restores the independence of two of the country’s key anti-corruption watchdogs.

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s move last week to neuter two anticorruption agencies drew the country’s first street protests since Russia’s invasion.

Ukraine's parliament approved new legislation to ensure the independence of anticorruption agencies after a law -- which many feared would curb corruption investigations -- passed last week ignited the largest public protests since Russia launched its full-scale invasion more than three years ago.