[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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