[Aaus-list] Bloomberg View: Ukraine's Oligarchs Are at War (Again)
Max Pyziur
pyz at brama.com
Fri Mar 20 22:00:42 EDT 2015
Bloomberg View: Ukraine's Oligarchs Are at War (Again)
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-03-20/ukraine-s-oligarchs-are-at-war-again-
" ...
It would now be natural for Poroshenko to fire Kolomoisky as governor.
"The country received a challenge yesterday," Nayyem wrote in a blog post.
Failure to respond, he said, would show Ukraine's creditors and allies
that it is indeed "the failed state of which Vladimir Putin has been
dreaming for many years."
Even if Poroshenko fires Kolomoisky, however, his wealth and influence on
the volunteer battalions would still make him a powerful figure. When he
labels someone a "Russian subversive," thousands of armed people listen,
if only because he has been better able to equip and pay them than the
government in Kiev. Kolomoisky is too shrewd a businessman to bring about
a military coup, but he will hardly allow Poroshenko -- who was until
recently his equal -- to push him around.
Despite its pro-Western yearnings, Ukraine remains an oligarch-run country
plundered for years by a small group of ruthless men. So far, the
Ukrainian people have been unable to bring them down, choosing instead to
back different sides in their disputes. That means last year's revolution
isn't really over, and the best hope is for it to continue by peaceful
means."
fyi,
MP
pyz at brama.com
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