June 7th was one of most anticipated days in the last few months in Ukraine. With the inauguration of the new president, Petro Poroshenko, came many hopes and the atmosphere was festive and like a holiday.

The recent elections in Ukraine were a difficult test for its established parliamentary parties. There is no doubt that they are all in crisis, except one – Vitali Klitschko's UDAR. After the May 25th elections, UDAR is supported by the new president, Petro Poroshenko, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital and the largest block of deputies in Kyiv’s city council. At the same time they are not engaged in the national government, which is more and more criticised. If there will be early parliament elections this year, UDAR probably will most likely come out on top.

There were no doubts that the presidential elections, held on May 25th, were won by oligarch Petro Poroshenko. No other candidate could compete with him. In a distant second place was the former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, with four times less votes than him.

The destabilisation of south-eastern Ukraine has not been so successful. From eight regions where the pro-Russian mood prevailed, only two remain under control of separatist forces - Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts.

In the Donetsk oblast, journalists don’t have it easy. Unless they work for the “right” media from “brotherly states”.

On May 25th, the Ukrainians will elect a new president. Although as recently as late 2013 Petro Poroshenko was seen as potential candidate for president his chances were seen as bleak. Today, few believe that he cannot win.

The conflict in Ukraine is probably the last chance to stop the Russian imperialistic “appetite”. If the European Union does not take serious steps, it could be too late. Now is the time to answer the question: Is there still a belief in the power and necessity of European Values or only in economic interests?

For more than 80 days, the Ukrainians have been occupying the streets and so far nothing seems to suggest that the situation will stabilise. An unending extension of the sessions of the Verkhovna Rada and a lack of real compromises on the part of the authorities can at any moment lead to new social unrest. Now they fear not only a mass mobilisation but also the use of force.