The governor of the Odessa Region, Mikheil Saakashvili, speaking at an anti-corruption forum in Kiev, said that he will fight corruption in Ukrainian towns and villages and promised to turn Ukraine into one of the richest countries in Europe.
He announced the creation of the 'Movement for Ukraine’s Cleansing', he said that the next forum will be held on January 18 in Kharkiv.
"Our aim is to change everything," he continued. "We will have a rich country, a rich economy, we have a future, so I suggest everyone to go all over the country with us," the politician said.
"During all the time I'm here, I haven't met a single person who would say corruption had waned since the times of Yanukovich," Saakashvili noted. "What's more, I'm hearing now and then that the fees today are much higher. I haven't spoken to a single small or medium-sized business owner who wouldn't tell me the situation at present is as bad as it ever was under Kuchma or the 'orange' government or Yanukovich," he added.
