Can the middle class drive Ukraine's independence and development?

What is needed for Ukraine to have a political force that is not linked to oligarchs

Polish reformer Leszek Balcerowicz on how Ukraine can embark on market reforms

The oligarch-and-lumpen economy cripples Ukraine’s prospects

Only a force that relies on the middle class and a right-centrist ideology can pull Ukraine out of the oligarchs' vicious circle

The European middle class opted for national identity over belonging to a specific social class, turning itself into the foundation of European state building, while the architects of independent Ukraine ignored it

The US was only able to remove the influence of oligarchs by expanding the governments powers and supporting the middle class during the Great Depression

Ukraine’s middle class is waiting for a political force to support

A center-right ideology best meets the challenges posed by reforms and fighting a crisis