Reply #6: Just a question [View All]

Is the US or western interests always worse than the alternative?

From the article in the OP:

"She also pledged to review privatization deals that allowed rich coal and steel magnates from the east to accumulate considerable wealth in the years following the breakup of the Soviet Union.

"They skimmed off the best cream of Ukrainian industry. ... All factories that were more or less profitable were divided between them," she told AP.

Yushchenko also said the government would review all questionable privatization deals, but would protect legitimate investments. He said the Kryvoryzhstal steel mill, which was sold to allies of Ukraine's previous leadership, was "stolen, not privatized."