KIEV, Ukraine — Swept into office by the mass protests that deposed the Russia-friendly president two years ago, Ukraine’s new leaders promised that the country would soon be welcomed into Europe as a thriving new democracy.
Disillusioned and angry, Ukrainians now await the arrival of a new government that will be under immediate pressure to win back their trust and restore the confidence of the West.
The parties led by Yatsenyuk and President Petro Poroshenko still dominate the governing coalition, but the choice of Groysman, a member of Poroshenko’s party, is seen as strengthening the hand of the president.
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Source: San Francisco Chronicle
