May 25, 2014 Presidential Election
Kateryna Kruk: All the president’s men
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (R) congratulates Yuriy Lutsenko (L) after winning the vote in the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev on May 12, 2016.
Why President Poroshenko's latest power grab shows that the reform process in Ukraine is stalling. For almost two years now, ever since the Euromaidan revolution toppled the corrupt government of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, supporters of reform have been demanding the ouster of Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin, who was widely regarded as too soft on the fight against corruption. Last month they finally got their wish. He resigned.
