Ukraine turns to China for cash to duck vote-damaging deal terms

Ukraine turns to China for cash to duck vote-damaging deal terms

Press quote (Bloomberg)
Tomas Valasek
30 August 2012

"Ukraine is trying to avoid the conditionality that comes with EU, IMF or Russian money," said Tomas Valasek of the CER in London. "Europe wants reform and transparency in the energy sector and Russia wants control of key industries. That creates political difficulties before the elections."