President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen praised Ukraine's progress in implementing reforms that will help unlock financial tranches, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Zelenskyy reported he had a conversation today with the President of the European Commission.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed during a conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that a draft law guaranteeing the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption institutions must be adopted as early as next week.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Sunday for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to uphold independent anti-corruption bodies, with the Ukrainian leader signaling that supporting legislation could be adopted within days.