[Corporate Democrat]

I hope so too. The problem I see with Ukraine currently is that even if Putin and his Russian insurgents are removed from Ukraine, that it will be back to business for the Ukrainian oligarchs.

These are the guys who have been pillaging the country, often with Russian complicity. These oligarchs and their political pawns must be removed before freedom and prosperity can truly bloom in Ukraine.

Hopefully Poroshenko can work towards that, although I’m not too hopeful considering that Poroshenko himself isan oligarch. Not to mention that the very same oligarchs corrupted the 2004 Orange Revolution in a very similar way.

[lodi90]

I hope so too. The problem I see with Ukraine currently is that even if Putin and his Russian insurgents are removed from Ukraine, that it will be back to business for the Ukrainian oligarchs.

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Many of the guys who were in the Maidan protest are now front line Ukrainian troops. Poroshenko is being watched closely and they won’t be allowing “business as usual”. Too much blood has been spilled for that.

[McGruff]

I had hopes for Poroshenko but attacking Donetsk on his first day in office tells me nothing has changed and this won't be resolved anytime soon.

[wetphoenix]

~These are the guys who have been pillaging the country, often with Russian complicity~

What about a complicity of other players?
You mean there are saint Ukrainian ‘businessmen’ who are pro-Western contrary to evil pro-Russian ‘oligarchs’? LOL!

I think propaganda from both sides has made absolutely distorted perception of things going on there.