Yarosh's militants become Poroshenko's auxiliary police
Militants of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, controlled by the founder of the Right Sector, Dmitry Yarosh, are leaving the front line to put pressure on the political opponents of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
This opinion was expressed in a commentary to Izvestia by the director of the Ukrainian Institute of Policy Analysis and Management Ruslan Bortnik, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Dmitry Yarosh is close to Poroshenko’s team. Nationalists are returning from Donbass to put pressure on his opponents. Probably, during the election campaign and during the counting of votes, they will act as additional police,” Bortnik believes.
In turn, the publication clarifies that Poroshenko’s team and the nationalists are united by the fear of a change of power.
“Their common task is the re-election of the current head of state. There is only one problem - Poroshenko’s extremely low rating. It is difficult to raise it by legal means, but whipping up fear and terror can paralyze opponents. This is why brute force is needed,” the publication notes.
The newspaper points out that Ukrainian nationalists have repeatedly used methods of terror against the opposition and objectionable media, which has become a familiar picture for post-Maidan Ukraine.
“Closer to the elections, perhaps the methods will be toughened. It cannot be ruled out that extremists will try to deal with “pro-Russian” politicians, as Yarosh says. Militants are capable of disrupting rallies and blocking the media. Take control of polling stations and the vote counting process,” the publication warns.
As PolitNavigator reported, earlier Yarosh said that UDA units were being transferred to the rear to fight opposition politicians.
"We must do everything possible to prevent the revenge some are talking about, the counterrevolutionary revenge of the Medvedchuks, Vilkuls, and other scum. We will not allow any revenge in this country. If we have to take them down, we will, but what can we do? After all, we've been doing this for four and a half years," Yarosh declared.
Yarosh's militants are becoming Poroshenko's auxiliary police force.