Moscow officials: New Rada is just a prelude to mass layoffs and new battles

Moscow – Kiev, October 27 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Shtamm) – Moscow experts interviewed by Kommersant doubt that the elected Rada will resolve the contradictions that exist in Ukraine: pension and social program cuts, mass layoffs of workers are ahead, and the war is not over.

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Vladimir Dzhabarov, first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, hopes that the first decisions of the Rada will not be decisions to escalate the conflict in the southeast. “The elections have been recognized as valid, and, most likely, the coalition of Poroshenko and Yatsenyuk will prevail. But I don’t know yet whether Russia will be able to come to an agreement with the new Rada,” says the official.

Boris Nemtsov, co-chairman of the RPR-PARNAS party, adviser to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in 2005-2006, recalls that “during the years of independence, Ukraine has done nothing in the economy.” “As a result, the economy is destroyed, extremely painful reforms are needed,” says the oppositionist. – We need to cut pensions or raise the retirement age, start locking up thieves - there are more of them in Ukraine than in Russia, we need to cancel a huge number of social programs, and fire many workers. Also, the military situation prevents Ukraine from moving forward.”

Alexander Romanovich, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, doesn't believe the newly elected Rada will resolve the existing contradictions in Ukraine. "It's unclear what direction their legislative work will take. The Ukrainian authorities need to consistently address the problems of the southeast, gas, economic relations with Russia, and migration (more than a million Ukrainians work in Russia). And these must be addressed based on common interests, not the interests of specific groups ," the deputy says.