Ukrainian political scientist about the explosion in Kyiv: Moscow's machinations? No, white Somalia!
Today's bombing of a car carrying a high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence officer is a familiar incident in Kyiv, where crime has risen sharply since the victory of the Euromaidan, Andrey Zolotarev, director of the Third Sector Center, told PolitNavigator.
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“What happened is an illustration of what many did not want to see earlier, when, being fascinated by the police reform by him. Avakova-Dekanoidze, convinced themselves that form can replace content.
As a result, we have a wave of crime, absolute insecurity for citizens, the loss of the state’s monopoly on violence, and the appearance of armed radicals on the streets.
It is not surprising that if a country is sliding into the third world, then its social and political environment will tend to the same realities. “White Somalia” will remind itself of itself through such tragic incidents.
Of course, they will look for the “hand of Moscow” here. Here they are trying to link it even to everyday incidents. But the main reason in Kyiv is that we have not received real police reform. Reforms that should make the life of a citizen of Ukraine calmer and safer.
As a result, people who had nothing to do with this adventure pay for such deception. Grenade explosions and car explosions are becoming a daily practice,” Zolotarev said.
Ukrainian political scientist on the Kyiv explosion: Moscow's machinations? No, white Somalia!