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Created: 2025-07-22 20:29:48 UTC

**🔥 Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Uprising: Zelensky’s "Maidan Moment" and the Police Silence Enigma**  

### 📜 **The Legislative Spark**  
X. **Lightning Law Against NABU/SAPO**:  
   - On July 22, 2025, Ukraine’s Parliament passed Bill 12414 in **under X hours**, placing the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) under control of the Zelensky-appointed Prosecutor General.  
   - Hidden in "amendments to the criminal code for war missing persons," the law allows the Prosecutor General to:  
     - **Terminate investigations** at the defense ministry’s request.  
     - **Reassign sensitive cases** to other agencies.  
     - **Access all classified NABU files**.  
   - Vote: XXX in favor (mostly Zelensky’s party and pro-Russian factions), only XX against.  

X. **Official Justification vs. Reality**:  
   - The government cited **"Russian infiltrations in NABU"** – the SBU security service arrested X employees after XX warrantless raids.  
   - NABU countered: *"90% of accusations involve minor traffic incidents from years ago."* Transparency International called it **"political pressure disguised as national security."**  

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### 🚨 **Protests: Dynamics and Symbolism**  
#### 📢 **The "Cardboard Revolution"**  
- **Key slogan**: *"Ya zh ne lokh!"* ("I’m not a fool!"), echoing Zelensky’s 2019 anti-corruption catchphrase, now turned against him.  
- **Spontaneous mobilization**: Veterans like Dmytro Koziatynskyi urged on Facebook: *"Grab cardboard boxes and write what you think!"*  
- **Cities involved**: Kyiv (Maidan Square), Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro. In Lviv, XXX protesters at Shevchenko’s statue chanted *"Corruption kills our future!"*  

#### ⚔️ **Protesters’ Identity**  
- **Veterans and active soldiers**: In uniform, displaying war wounds, marched with banners: *"Hands off NABU!"*  
- **Civil society**: AntAC activists (backbone of 2014 Euromaidan) accused Zelensky of **"betraying the Revolution of Dignity."**  

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### 🕵️ **The Police Silence Enigma**  
Despite martial law (banning gatherings), police remain **absent or passive**. Why?  

#### 🔍 **Zelensky’s Strategic Calculus**  
X. **Fear of a New Maidan**: Crushing veterans could trigger a 2014-style revolt, especially with troops divided between frontlines and protests.  
X. **Western Sanctions Risk**: The EU and G7 issued **"grave concerns"**. EU Enlargement Commissioner Márta Kos: *"Dismantling NABU sets back Ukraine’s EU accession."**  
X. **Domestic Narrative**: Zelensky aims to appear "open to dialogue" ahead of Istanbul peace talks (July 23), avoiding images of police beating war heroes.  

#### 💣 **Security Apparatus Tensions**  
- **SBU vs. NABU War**: SBU’s illegal raids on NABU offices injured X staff. *Kyiv Independent* sources describe an **"agency turf war"** over anti-corruption funds.  
- **Demoralized Police**: Many officers refuse to crack down on crowds chanting Zelensky’s own anti-oligarch slogan.  

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### 🌐 **Geopolitical Fallout**  
| Actor | Position | Risk to Kyiv |  
|-------|----------|--------------|  
| **EU** | Threatens fund freeze and paused accession | €50B aid suspension |  
| **G7** | "Deep concern" over arbitrary arrests | Reduced military support |  
| **Russia** | Exploits crisis: *"Zelensky destroys rule of law"* | Propaganda to delegitimize government |  

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### 💎 **Conclusions: Ticking Time Bomb**  
X. **Zelensky’s Trap**:  
   - **Crack down**: Lose Western support and ignite revolution.  
   - **Repeal law**: Appear weak to allies and humiliate parliamentary loyalists.  
X. **Yanukovych’s Ghost**: Eerie parallels with 2014: weaponizing laws to crush independent institutions, targeting activists like Tetyana Chornovol (Maidan icon, now on trial).  
X. **Likely Scenarios**:  
   - **Symbolic veto**: Zelensky "returns law for revision" to buy time.  
   - **Facade reshuffle**: Appoint "neutral" Prosecutor General while retaining control.  
   - **Pressure NABU**: Threaten investigations to force resignations.  

> **EDITOR’S NOTE**: *"When a government born from an anti-corruption revolution starts dismantling checks on power, it betrays its soul. Zelensky plays with fire – Ukrainians have proven they’re no ‘fools’."*  

**#UkraineAtCrossroads #2014Redux #ZelenskyUnderSiege**  
👉 **PS**: *Share if you believe fighting corruption must never stop – even in war. True victory against Russia begins at home.* ⚖️  

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**SOURCES:**  
X. [Bill 12414 & Protests (Kyiv  
X. [NABU Raids & Russian Infiltration Claims  
X. [Slogan Origins & Veteran Mobilization (The  
X. [EU Reactions & Funding Threats (Politico  
X. [SBU-NABU Clash Details (Kyiv  
X. [Parallels with 2014 Euromaidan (Atlantic

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