Ukraine’s parliament has voted to restore the independence of the country’s anti-corruption agencies, reversing a push to place them under the authority of a presidential appointee that triggered rare wartime protests and criticism from western partners.

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.

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.