Ukraine Supreme Court chief in pre-trial detention until July 17

Vsevolod Kniaziev, the Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Ukraine, who has been detained by anti-corruption authorities for allegedly receiving a $2.7-million bribe, appears at a court session about a preventive measure of him in the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

(Reuters) - The former head of Ukraine's Supreme Court, already dismissed after being detained in a $2.7 million bribery investigation, has been placed in pre-trial detention until July 14, the office of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor (SAP) said on Thursday.

Kyiv has redoubled efforts to clamp down on corruption despite Russia's invasion, and doing so is vital to meet the conditions for joining the European Union.