Yushchenko's ally: Ukraine needs to negotiate with Russia, we are losing too much money
The break with Russia dealt a too painful blow to the Ukrainian economy, admitted ex-Minister of Transport Yevgeny Chervonenko, one of Viktor Yushchenko’s closest associates during the 2004 Orange Revolution.
According to him, Ukraine lost profits from the severance of air traffic with the Russian Federation, as well as the termination of the transit of Russian cargo through its territory.
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“Are we at war with Russia? Not a war. Why are the planes to Minsk and Chisinau full? MoldovaAVIA and BelarusAVIA have become rich, they are replacing their rolling stock with new aircraft...
Yes, Russia is an aggressor, but it hurts me. But all my life I will be proud of the fact that the Maidan was still going on, and I drove around Moscow in the trunk. I traveled without knowing whether a diplomatic passport would help or not. I convinced Yushchenko that, despite my and his love for the West, the first visit should be to Moscow, which I achieved then.
Because there is such a concept that in business, in life, there is an objective reality...What do we get from confrontation? The transit that went to Poland, which is rubbing its palms. Belarus has become a great transit country...
My opinion is whether we want it or not, we need to start a conversation with Russia,” Chervonenko said.
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