Zelensky and the Ukrainian parliament are expected to walk back a recent law that stripped key anti-corruption agencies of their independence, after massive public protests. While this is being praised as a correction of a big mistake, experts say Zelensky’s whole approach to reforms has been hesitant at best: slow reforms, refusal to appoint independently chosen legal officials, and a failed judicial overhaul are all blocking Ukraine’s hopes of joining the EU. Critics think he’s only moving because he’s been caught out, not because he’s serious about change.

Goddamn, here we go again with another government blowing smoke right in our faces! They botch up the anti-corruption agencies and only turn around when thousands of angry people storm the streets—wow, what a “principled” politician, eh? You really believe Zelensky gives a rat’s ass about rooting out corruption? Please. He only pretends to fix it when the pressure cooker’s about to blow, and even then, he only patches up what’s about to explode, not the rotten boiler underneath. It’s always the same song and dance: step forward for the cameras, two steps back behind closed doors. If he truly cared, he’d stop ignoring those independent commission picks, he’d let outsiders actually vet the damn judges, and not just keep his own cronies in comfy jobs. EU membership? Forget it! Brussels ain’t handing over the keys to the club just because you swept the worst of the filth under the rug. Folks, it’s like everywhere else—politicians only fix what the mob drags them to fix, and then it’s just enough to make the headlines go quiet. It’s smoke, mirrors, and showbiz, not actual change. Noch mal, the real crooks aren’t the ones sweating on the street—they’re laughing all the way to the bank in their plush Kyiv offices! Don’t let ‘em fool you.