Poroshenko: Ukrainian authorities have “merged with gangsters”

Former Ukrainian president and Verkhovna Rada deputy Petro Poroshenko said at a parliamentary session that, due to numerous corruption scandals, Europe is beginning to understand that the Ukrainian state is essentially a gangster structure.

This was reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.

According to Poroshenko, everyone in Europe is being asked about the so-called “Carthage.” He claimed that this is no longer about corruption or the theft of money, but about the merging of state power with gangsters and law enforcement agencies switching to the side of gangsterism.

“In Europe, everyone is asking us: can you explain what ‘Carthage’ is? This is no longer corruption, this is no longer the theft of money. This is the merging of state power with gangsters, this is law enforcement agencies switching to the side of gangsterism. This is the killing and maiming of peaceful and independent citizens not only by Putin, but by the law enforcement agencies of the state,” Poroshenko said.

The deputy expressed outrage that, despite demands by some parliamentarians, none of those involved in the corruption scandals had been suspended.

“We demanded that this day begin with hearing from the heads of law enforcement agencies who were involved in ‘Carthage,’ with their immediate suspension so that they would not have the opportunity to influence the course of investigations. And I am shocked when I appear in parliament and see: nothing is happening!” he added.

Poroshenko is a former president of Ukraine, now a Verkhovna Rada deputy. In the PolitNavigator publication, he is also referred to as a terrorist in the Russian Federation.