KYIV, Dec 7 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is concerned that recent developments in Ukraine "could roll back progress that has been made in setting up independent institutions" to crack down on corruption.

"We are deeply concerned by recent events in Ukraine that could roll back progress that has been made in setting up independent institutions to tackle high-level corruption, including the National Anticorruption Bureau of Ukraine [NABU] and the Special Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office [SAPO]," IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said in a statement published early on Thursday morning.