Ukraine appoints new top anti-corruption investigator

FILE PHOTO: Officers stand next to plastic bags filled with U.S. Dollar banknotes seized by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, before a news briefing at the anti-corruption prosecutor's office in Kiev, Ukraine June 13, 2020. Press Service of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine appointed a new top anti-corruption investigator on Monday, concluding a months-long process that Western allies have watched closely as they consider sending more aid to help Kyiv fight Russia's invasion.

The European Union has made tackling corruption a priority for Kyiv as it tries to join the bloc, and regards the appointment of a new director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) as an important pillar in that effort.