'..Among other reforms, that will mean liberalising the economy, cleaning up politics and wholesale sackings of police, prosecutors, tax officials and the judiciary. It will, in short, mean dismantling the system .. if he fails, and ordinary Ukrainians are once again disappointed, their country could irrevocably fall apart.'<blockquote>'Much more than regional differences, it was this pervasive corruption that brought Ukraine to the brink of disintegration. It alienated citizens from their government, stymied entrepreneurs and allowed tycoons to establish local fiefs. And it left Ukraine vulnerable to predation by Russia, through both bribery and propaganda aimed at a disenchanted population. To woo his compatriots, especially in the east, it is corruption, above all, that Mr Poroshenko and (after the parliamentary election) a new government must tackle. Among other reforms, that will mean liberalising the economy, cleaning up politics and wholesale sackings of police, prosecutors, tax officials and the judiciary. It will, in short, mean dismantling the system in which the likes of Mr Poroshenko have flourished.
That is a daunting job, but Mr Poroshenko, who risked life and limb on the barricades of the Maidan in Kiev, might have the guts to do it. His Western allies must urge him on—because if he fails, and ordinary Ukrainians are once again disappointed, their country could irrevocably fall apart.'
- The Economist,
Sweet victory, May 31, 2014</blockquote>
Context<blockquote>
Ukraine - '..the demonstrators are demanding a zero tolerance of corruption after the demise of President Yanukovych.'</blockquote>