Will Ukraine President Poroshenko Survive The Revelations In The Panama Papers?

Reid Standish, Foreign Policy: Will the ‘Panama Papers’ Bring Down Ukraine’s Chocolate King?

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko came into office in 2014 vowing to fight his country’s endemic corruption and break the bonds between business interests and politics in Ukraine. That’s going to be a lot harder now that leaked documents have revealed a secret offshore company setup in Poroshenko’s name and not disclosed in his public income statements.

Ukrainian politicians wasted no time in using the revelations put forward against Poroshenko in the so-called “Panama Papers” — a trove of 11.5 million documents leaked from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca — to announce efforts to oust Poroshenko, who adamantly denies that he did anything illegal.

Oleh Lyashko, a populist politician and the head of Ukraine’s Radical Party, wrote on Facebook Monday that he plans to launch impeachment proceedings against Poroshenko due to his offshore holdings in the British Virgin Islands.

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WNU Editor: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's approval numbers are in the low teens .... these revelations will keep those numbers there.

More News On The Panama papers And Ukraine President Poroshenko

Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko under fire over ‘Panama Papers’ -- AP
Ukraine’s leader set up secret offshore firm as battle raged with Russia -- The Guardian
Ukraine's Poroshenko defends record after Panama leaks -- Reuters
Ukrainian Leader Defends Offshore Assets Amid Panama Leak -- Bloomberg
Ukraine's Poroshenko denies breaking law with secret accounts -- AFP
Poroshenko defers to lawyers, consultants to explain his offshore firm -- Kyiv Post
Poroshenko delegated management of his business assets to consulting companies -- Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian president under fire over Panama Papers -- AP
Leaked documents show no evidence of crime by Ukraine's Poroshenko: prosecutor official -- Reuters
Ukrainian MPs call for investigation into Poroshenko after Panama leaks -- Reuters
Ukraine Radical party calls for impeachment probe into president -- Reuters