tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post769157301734095055..comments2023-11-05T13:07:03.784+02:00Comments on foreign notes: Irony of Firtash's donation [updated]Scott W. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047386631227542689noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-72942322627396940432013-10-26T14:45:40.096+03:002013-10-26T14:45:40.096+03:00LEvko, I applaud this blogs efforts to shed light ...LEvko, I applaud this blogs efforts to shed light on the corruption and criminal activities of the different clans and families infesting Ukrainian society. "Yanukovych, Firtash, Boyko and the rest of the villains" as you write, have caused enormous damage to Ukraine, and still do.<br /><br />"Never take resonsibility, always blame others", the first axiom of the mafia/communist alliance currently ruling Ukraine. A striking example is the price for russian gas. There is a constant litany of the price claimed to be too high and a constant blaming of Tymoshenko for this. But of course always ignoring some simple facts:<br /><br />1/ It is under their own governance that the price has increased<br />2/ The price was considerably lower when Tymoshenko was prime minister<br />3/ The price formula now applied was approved by Yanukovych and Azarov when they signed the Kharkiv agreement in 2010<br />4/ After signing the Kharkiv agreement Yanukovych boasted that it would save Ukraine 40 billion USD till 2019<br />5/ In contrast to other European countries they have not renegotiated the terms since 2010<br /><br />The current leadership is responsible for what they are doing today, including the price they are paying for russian gas. If they think the price is too high, instead of crying and complaining like babies they should do something about it! How is it possible that for three years they have not been able to renegotiate the terms? I think it is quite plausible that they have deliberately avoided to renegotiate, just pretending they are holding some kind of talks, only in order to blame Tymoshenko for what is really their own responsibility. Otherwise they are just lousy negotiators and that is also their own responsibility. It is pathetic to see these guys building grotesque castles for themselves, stealing and robbing from the people, and then point fingers at others to hide their own incompetence and corruption.Bernardnoreply@blogger.com