In order to change the situation, Kiev should form an efficient government, while Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko should demonstrate his commitment to the fight against corruption.
"Until now, he has done too little for that," the article said.
According to DW, Ukraine will be able to create an efficient government only if political parties cease hostilities that have reached unprecedented proportions. It is also necessary to limit the influence of oligarchs in the country's politics — otherwise Yatsenyuk would be "nothing more than a sacrifice to one of the figures on a chessboard."
At the same time, German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel wrote that the upcoming changes in the Ukrainian government give little cause for optimism.
"The EU should make it clear to the new Kiev government that it can count on its support only if it vigorously fights corruption, ensures the independence of the judicial system and accelerates the reforms," the newspaper stressed.
Yatsenyuk's successor could be the current parliamentary speaker Vladimir Groisman. However, the newspaper noted, he is considered a close supporter of Petro Poroshenko, and, therefore, his appointment would not lead to political change in Ukraine. In addition, there are doubts over whether Groisman would be able to fight corruption and "gray cardinals" of Ukrainian politics, the article said.
At the same time, German magazine Spiegel Online noted that the change of the government "could plunge the country into an even deeper crisis". If the required reforms don't take place, the credibility of the Ukrainian government's institutions would collapse completely, the article said.
