The head of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine Lithuanian Aivaras Abromavicius – one of those who just over a year ago renounced his citizenship in order to work in the “team of reformers” – the scandal resigned. “Varyag” publicly accused people close to Poroshenko “blocking reforms” and an attempt to corrupt the most important interception of state assets, including Naftogaz. By the charges against “ethnic Ukrainians” I joined the Odessa Governor Mikhail Saakashvili.
The Odessa Governor Mikheil Saakashvili used the controversial resignation of another “outsider” – Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Aivaras Abromavicius – for new attacks on the prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
«I and my team do not want to be a cover for blatant corruption or controlled puppets for those who want style of the old regime to control public money»
All initiative raised Lithuanian specialist to replace the heads of state-owned enterprises were blocked personally Yatsenyuk with the filing of the first deputy head of the pro-presidential bloc faction Petro Poroshenko, a businessman Igor Kononenko and several interest groups, Saakashvili said. Some experts believe Kononenko man of “inner circle” Poroshenko. “I work with Aivaras on the board of the reform of state enterprises, which I was the chairman on his own initiative” – to confirm his words reminded the Georgian “Vikings.”
Earlier on Wednesday it became known that Abromavicius announced the decision to leave his post because of the impossibility of effective activity.
Recall that the Lithuanian businessman, co-owner and one of the managers of the Swedish investment company East Capital was among the other foreign “experts” in December 2014 at the invitation of Poroshenko appointed Minister of Economy of Ukraine, received before this citizenship Ukraine and lost Lithuanian citizenship. Simultaneously ministerial posts in the cabinet Yatsenyuk received the representative of Saakashvili’s team, Alexander Kvitashvili, who became head of the Ministry of Health, and the American of Ukrainian descent Natalia (Natalie Anne) Yaresko to head the Ministry of Finance. Now the “Varyag” Abromavicius can replace a man – as stated on Wednesday had said Igor Kononenko, new head of the Ministry of Economic Development will be Vitaly Kovalchuk, who holds the position of first deputy chief of staff Poroshenko.
In explaining his departure from the loud ministerial post, Abromavicius declared: “The reason – a sharp activation of the blocking system and important reforms in our country (Ukraine – ed. LOOK). It is not just the lack of support at the political level, it is active actions aimed at to paralyze us. ”
«It is evident that, despite attempts to change anything in the country with state companies, some comrades still remaining under the right milking these businesses. This is big money, and give up the money to officials is very difficult, “- complained” Lithuanian Vikings. ”
«no desire to be a cover for blatant corruption»
Abromavicius did not hide the fact that he was under pressure from the top. According to him, he received a call from the administration Petro Poroshenko urging them to take a particular person for the post of Deputy Minister of Economy, and another – to the post of deputy defense minister.
As Saakashvili Abromavicius names the deputy head of the faction of Poroshenko, a businessman Igor Kononenko. “As a representative of a political force that pushed me to the post of the minister, the last time he (Kononenko) has done a lot in order to block my work and the work of my team. First controlled Kononenko deputies from BPP developed a decree on my resignation and submitted it through faction “Revival” of the Verkhovna Rada. In a few months it has collected as many as 18 votes, “- he said.
«The culmination of this personnel lawlessness and desire complete submission streams was the desire to be his deputy in the Ministry of Economy, responsible for Naftogaz, and other state-owned enterprises”, – said Abromavicius.
«I and my team do not want to be a cover for blatant corruption or controlled puppets for those who want old-style power to control public money. I do not want to go to Davos to tell them about our successes, while behind us solve some issues in the interests of individuals “- said the Minister.
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«The ship gave a lurch, there was only a kamikaze Yatsenyuk»
Abromavicius announced its intention to immediately and together with his team and “in any case I would not want to delay the process by weeks or months.”
In response to these statements the main destination charges Igor Kononenko called care Abromavicius attempt to shift the responsibility for the failure of the Lithuanian Ministry of Economic Development of Ukraine entrusted. Speaking in the Verkhovna Rada, the deputy head of the faction called BPP false allegations that he sent Abromavicius deputy to work with Naftogaz.
«I think that the resignation letter submitted on the eve of the government’s report – this abdication of responsibility”, – said the deputy from the pro-presidential bloc.
According to Tass, Kononenko believes: The Verkhovna Rada will not accept the resignation Abromavicius until the parliament will not hear the report of the Cabinet Yatsenyuk.
Members of the Ukrainian government before resigning, it is necessary to report on progress, the MP stressed by BPP Irina Gerashchenko. “The impression that all government wrote a letter of resignation. One Arseny Petrovich (Yatsenyuk) holds, which means kamikaze “- Gerashchenko wrote on his page on Facebook. She believes that the “reformers should not so easily give up and run away from the ship, which gave the bank.” “First we need to report on their work. It should focus precisely on their victories, successes and errors, not the “trousers” that plagued our dancers to work “, – said Gerashchenko.
And the deputy from the block Poroshenko Sergei Leshchenko even though regretted Lithuanian “specialist”. “I think … actually Abromavicius their actions trying to stop the corruption that covers the Ukrainian politics – said the parliamentarian. – I’m sorry, Mr. Minister was much more cautious for months. This is a very alarming sign that corruption has not disappeared, and there were new curators. ”
It should be noted that demarche “European Varyag” was left without attention of American curators – commenting care Abromavicius, US Ambassador to Kiev Jeffrey Payette called it “one of the top leaders of the reform in the Ukrainian government.”
«The fact of confirming the corruption at the executive level of the Cabinet»
The revelations Abromavicius actively uses left in the Rada opposition eminent era of Viktor Yanukovych. “Abromavicius statement indicates that a report prepared by the Cabinet of Ministers – in fact, fiction. After all, in fact, the minister refused to answer for these reports about successes. His accusations can be considered as a fact that confirms the corruption at the executive level of the Cabinet, BPP factions and “People’s Front” (Party Yatsenyuk – approx. LOOK) “, – said the head of the opposition bloc Yuriy Boyko, a former deputy prime minister in the government Mykola Azarov.
Boyko called Anti-Corruption Bureau to investigate corruption schemes mentioned by Abromavicius, and the minister himself – to publicly report on the socio-economic situation in the country.
«Aivaras Abromavicius statement only confirms the obvious fact – Yatsenyuk Cabinet must resign and all corruption allegations must be investigated minister”, – stressed in the opposition bloc.
«Do not share corrupt land»
«Abromavicius said he was not allowed to work, and this de lies the real reason for his departure. Previously, he was given to work, corruption, then it satisfies, and is not, – told the newspaper VIEW president of the Center of Systems Analysis and Forecasting, a political analyst Rostislav Ishchenko. – At the Davos forum Abromavicius said that all is well in Ukraine, is the fight against corruption. I understand they do not share the team Poroshenko of corruption. I do not know, corrupt or not, he does not report to me. Just in the course of the year, not only Ukrainian sources, but also European, American and so on. D. Declared that in Ukraine after the coup corruption only increased. ”
With regard to the dispute over control of Naftogaz, then said the expert, Abromavicius Naftogaz did not control and can not control it, in principle, there are completely different people. “Abromavicius wanted to control this company and has repeatedly talked about this. As I understand it, the reason for his resignation was a confrontation between two very influential people who would like to control a corrupt land, “- said Ishchenko. Abromavicius lost this confrontation and resigned, the expert believes.
«invitation of foreign – Ukrainian is not an invention, but in any case from abroad can be invited to a decent man, and it is possible some bonehead. This practice is not only destructive but also an insult to Ukraine. That is, over 50 million people Ukrainians could not find a dozen ministers “- complained Ishchenko.
«His” oligarchs against “agents of global capital»
The oligarchic groups that influence the Parliament and personally to President Poroshenko, following their own interests, do not give to fully implement the policy of privatization and “cut” of the remaining securities of the Ukrainian assets, the newspaper said in a commentary VIEW political analyst Bogdan Bezpalko.
«In fact, they are not allowed to sell the remains of Ukrainian assets cheaply multinationals located, as a rule, in the United States. And in this situation through Abromavicius as one of the Vikings, through his statements try to influence it, “- says the source.
During the blocking “important reforms”, which complained about the “European expert” may be the oligarchs who control the most important “pieces of cake” or claim to the state Ukrainian property – it can be and Igor Kolomoisky and former head of the presidential administration Serhiy Lyovochkin, and those business groups, “who organized the Maidan,” said the source. This “uniting two faces” – the executive power and the oligarchy – Poroshenko. He owns considerable assets, which increases. Do not forget about the oligarchs, who influence the government through their representatives in Parliament, it is no secret that the parliamentary party greatly enjoyed the support of various financial and industrial oligarchic groups. “Naturally, they do not want the property, which used to take her or that, in their opinion, they should get, was fragmented and sold cheaply American multinationals” – have Bezpalko.
«The colony comes another” Vikings »
euromaidan conducted under the slogans to be closer to Europe and to move towards greater independence. However, in the end it turned out that Ukraine – a “colony of a ruined economy and destroy the industry, which sent deputies who are members of other, quite distant countries,” said the analyst. He reminded that Ukraine – a big country with a population of 40 million people, even without the Crimea and the Donbass, there would be found competent professionals or to attract them from the countries, which are much closer to the mentality – Russia and Belarus. However, “attracted by those who controlled the Americans. There is nothing new in this. What Abromavicius resigns, does not mean anything, other Vikings to come “, – the expert said.
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