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Ukraine’s Combat Veterans Dig in for the War Against Corruption


KYIV, Ukraine—Thousands of protesters massed in front of Ukraine’s parliament building Tuesday, underscoring a simmering level of frustration among Ukrainians—particularly the country’s war veterans—with the slow pace of anti-corruption reforms that has persisted since the 2014 revolution.
According to initial estimates, Tuesday’s protests drew about 6,000 people. The chief rallying cry was a demand to strip Ukrainian lawmakers of their judicial immunity from prosecution; a fixture of Ukrainian law that many say promotes corruption among government officials.
Ukrainian police and National Guard troops stand guard in front of Ukraine’s parliament building in Kyiv on Tuesday. (Photos: Nolan Peterson/The Daily Signal)
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