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Ukraine
NABU complains of obstacles to hiring top detectives

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Semen Kryvonos, Director of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), in Kyiv, on 12 May 2026.
Semen Kryvonos, Director of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), in Kyiv, on 12 May 2026. © Yuliia Ovsiannikova/Ukrinform/Avalon/MaxPPP

Confirming earlier reports in Intelligence Online, Ukraine's leading anti-corruption agency said it feared top candidates were deterred from applying for roles due to "the risk of being under pressure from other law enforcement agencies".

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