Moscow, July 25 -- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said that protests in Ukraine over President Volodymyr Zelensky's move to bring two anti-corruption agencies under executive control are an internal affair, while also pointing to widespread corruption in the country, RT reported.

On Tuesday, protesters gathered across Ukraine after Zelensky placed the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) under the direct oversight of his office. The move followed raids on NABU offices, which Zelensky alleged had fallen under Russian influence, RT noted.

Critics, however, accused Zelensky of showing authoritarian tendencies and attempting to consolidate power by undermining institutions...