Why Yatsenyuk's Resignation 'Unlikely to Save Ukraine'

© AP Photo / Sergei Chuzavkov, fileIn this file photo taken on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, Prime Minister of Ukraine, Arseniy Yatsenuk, speaks on the phone in Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Friday, Dec. 18, 2015
In this file photo taken on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, Prime Minister of Ukraine, Arseniy Yatsenuk, speaks on the phone in Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Kiev politicians have to work hard to regain the trust of the electorate and Western partners. The resignation of Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk alone won't change anything for better, German media wrote.

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, right, celebrates with Arseniy Yatsenyuk after Yatsenyuk was appointed as Prime Minister during the opening first session of the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev - Sputnik International
Ukrainian and Foreign Politicians Comment on Yatsenyuk's Resignation
Yatsenyuk's resignation will not restore citizens‘ trust of the Ukrainian political elite, Deutsche Welle noted.

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.

The White House in Washington, D.C. - Sputnik International
US Hopes Yatsenyuk’s Successor to Continue Needed Reforms in Ukraine
According to the newspaper, a positive signal for the West would be the appointment Natalia Yaresko, the current Minister of Finance. If Yaresko isn‘t a part of the new government, the reform process in Ukraine is doomed to fail, the article stated.

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.

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