As writes in the article for Espreso. TV political scientist Vitaly Portnikov, the mafia is a more serious threat than the Ukrainian oligarchs. "The Mafia is a global syndicate with roots in the political system of many developed countries. And it is already at our borders. She is preparing to jump, and do not hesitate - she will jump and clap her claws on our throat, "he writes.. The political scientist believes that very soon Ukraine will turn into a mafia state. "And then everything that was with us before, it seems children's games. Because we will live in a mafia state in the literal sense of the word. Not in the sense of stories about this on TV and in social networks, but in reality. In fact - it's much worse than on TV, "- notes Portnikov. In order to escape this threat, in his opinion, it is necessary to create strong state institutions. "(You can escape. - Red. ) Solidarity between the citizen and the state. Stopping the chatter and imitating everything that can be imitated - reforms, fighting corruption, civil society, "- writes in the article Portnikov. "The West can be deceived, it's not so difficult. You can get money from him for social stability and travel activists at the conference. One can even imitate the creation of effective institutions and join the EU, as did Slovakia. But you can not deceive the Mafia, "he concluded..