Under Poroshenko’s Rule, Ukraine Has Become the Poorest Country in Europe: 80% of Ukrainians are now in poverty according to UN index

‘Two years following the victory of the Euromaidan, 80% of the population of Ukraine has become poor according to UN standards by receiving less than 5$ a day in income. Such sad statistics were presented by the economist Aleksey Plotnikov at a press conference in Kiev….
“The minimum (monthly) wage established in May is $60 and the minimum pension is $47. This means that 80% of citizens are below the poverty line according to official UN criteria,” Plotnikov noted.
He added that the “post-Maidan” government has in turn not concerned itself with the people and not even tried to help them survive such difficult economic times.’
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