In the last three years, my country has witnessed the ouster of authoritarian President Viktor Yanukovych, the occupation of part of its territory and the death or injury of tens of thousands of its citizens. It was corruption which weakened Ukraine’s army and made the country easy prey for Russia. Corruption has caused Ukraine’s national currency to plummet and deprived millions of a social safety net and jobs. The dramatic events taking place in our country, here on the eastern edge of Europe, have forced us to fight for honest politics in Ukraine on a daily basis.
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(FILES) Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko smiles as he gives a press conference on the sidelines of of the EU Council on June 27, 2014, in Brussels.
