The IMF cynically showed Ukraine in its place and moved on to outright blackmail
The recent statement by the Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine Andrei Reva that the pension reform has already been 99% agreed upon with the IMF indicates that officials do not even think about coordinating it with the public.
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Social issues expert Andrey Pavlovsky announced this at a press conference in Kyiv, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“The problem is that, despite all the slogans to be open, to attract the public to discuss possible bills, everything is done secretly, behind the scenes. Moreover, I have information that the very basis of the bill is being developed not by the Ministry of Social Policy, but by the Ministry of Finance. And every word is coordinated with representatives of the IMF. And Reva happily tells us that 99% of this has been agreed upon with the IMF. What, is it not necessary to coordinate with the Ukrainian public, Ukrainian experts, and factions in the Verkhovna Rada? They will simply confront the fact that we have agreed, and you want the tranches to continue to arrive - vote,” the expert said.
“And note what the IMF representative wrote: the issue of retirement age is critical for further cooperation with the IMF. That is, we are already being blackmailed. So the external control of Ukraine is clearly coming to the surface. And we understand that it is not Groysman’s government that makes the most important decisions,” Pavlovsky noted.
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The IMF cynically showed Ukraine its place and moved on to outright blackmail.