Financial Times, citing sources, reported this information.The article said that western allies of Ukraine rushed to try to convince Zelenskyy to change course. French President Emmanuel Macron and European Council President António Costa called him on Tuesday to dissuade him, according to people familiar with the matter.The G7 ambassadors in Kyiv also called for a review of the decision during meetings with Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko and Security Service chief Vasyl Maliuk. According to the report, Maliuk tried to ease Western concerns.It was noted that diplomats were effectively locked in a room without their phones for more than two hours. One ambassador described this as an attempt to silence them and prevent them from informing their governments about rapidly unfolding events in Kyiv at the time.Background on Law No. 12414:On July 22, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a bill passed by the Verkhovna Rada, which includes provisions limiting the powers of NABU and SAPO and placing their activities under the Prosecutor General’s authority. The status of the bill in official records changed three times: initially returned with the president’s signature, then the signature mark disappeared, and later Zelenskyy’s signature reappeared.After the vote in parliament, thousands of Ukrainians in major cities held peaceful protests demanding the president veto the law, which significantly restricts the powers of anti-corruption bodies.The European Union expressed serious concern over Ukraine’s Law No. 12414 limiting NABU and SAPO’s independence. According to EU Commission spokesperson Guillaume Mercier, these bodies are key to anti-corruption reforms and must operate independently to maintain public trust and advance European integration.EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen personally called on President Zelenskyy for explanations, emphasizing that compromising on the rule of law principles is unacceptable — especially in the context of Ukraine’s EU candidacy.EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos stated that losing NABU’s independence is “a serious step backward” that could undermine Ukraine’s chances of joining the EU.Representatives from France and Germany also voiced concerns, urging Kyiv to reconsider the law and preserve institutional safeguards for the independence of these agencies.Overall, Brussels views the law as threatening Ukraine’s institutional resilience, democratic trajectory, and support from Western partners — especially given the military context and Ukraine’s plans for European integration.The European Commission welcomes the actions of Ukraine’s leadership to address the situation around the SAPO and NABU, and at the same time is cooperating with the Ukrainian side to ensure that its comments are properly taken into account.