In Berlin, Yatsenyuk, begging for loans, offered the Germans 49% of the Ukrainian gas transportation system
Berlin – Kyiv, January 09 (PolitNavigator, Vasily Ablyazimov) – In Berlin, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, seeking a sharp increase in financial aid to Ukraine, offered Germany 49% of the country's gas transmission system, reports the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . Yatsenyuk emphasized that due to the cancellation of South Stream construction, Ukraine's gas transmission system has sharply increased in price. German investors, the newspaper notes, have decided to take their time.
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“Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk asked for additional financial assistance for his country during a visit to Berlin. “Ukraine, as a result of Russian intervention in 2014, lost 20% of its economy, industrial production decreased by 10%,” he said in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Thursday.
“Thus,” the newspaper writes, “the country now needs much larger amounts of money than the $17 billion promised by the International Monetary Fund. Yatsenyuk did not talk about specific amounts, but did not deny that we are talking about an additional 15 billion dollars. His country will do everything possible, Yatsenyuk assured, to overcome the crisis. Among other things, in 2014, 10% of all government employees were fired and taxes were increased.”
During the visit, Yatsenyuk tirelessly called on the German economy to invest in Ukraine, in particular, the publication reports, he suggested that the Germans buy 49% of the Ukrainian gas transportation system. After the abandonment of the South Stream project, the importance of Ukraine, in his opinion, as a transit country for Russian gas grew again.
“In fact,” states the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, “investors are currently very cautious – only 400 German companies are actively involved in the country. They are repelled not only by the military conflict with Moscow, but also by skepticism that Kyiv is serious about the fight against corruption.”
In Berlin , Yatsenyuk, begging for loans, offered the Germans 49% of Ukraine's gas transmission system.