Credits from international donors make Ukraine completely dependent on the will of foreign partners. This was stated by the member of the UKROP party presidium, Head of Volyn Regional Council Ihor Palytsya in the program “Right to Rule” on the air of “1+1” TV channel.
“Ukraine is already using the needle of the IMF as an addict. But only its people have the right to influence the decision of the state leaders. Foreign partners should not put pressure on us,” said Ihor Palytsya.
In his opinion, each subsequent loan makes Ukraine even more dependent on external partners. The politician gave an example, when at the request of the IMF the Ukrainian government raised gas prices for the population. However, as a result, the authorities had to ask foreigners for another loan to provide subsidies to the citizens who are not able to pay their bills according to super-high tariffs.
“The authorities have raised prices for gas and need another 200 billion hryvnias, they are going to ask again the IMF. However, the fund set conditions: “Now give us your land, otherwise we will not give money for the subsidies,” he stressed.
According to the UKROP member, the IMF is now against the rise in minimum wages in Ukraine, because the Europeans simply do not want to lose a cheap labor market.
“Our people have gone to Europe, and Europe is satisfied, because even the Chinese are already receiving higher wages than the Ukrainians,” said Ihor Palytsya.
