Ukrainian TV viewers were told that Kolomoisky is two heads smarter, more experienced and more sophisticated than Poroshenko
Information about plans to nationalize Privatbank was known a year before it was actually implemented.
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The co-owner of the Industrial Union of Donbass, now a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Sergei Taruta, spoke about this on the NewsOne TV channel.
“There was insider information a year ago that there was a team from the president to nationalize Privatbank, while trading for other assets, for example, 1+1. Rumors turned into panic and became destructive,” Taruta said.
He believes that UAH 2,6 billion were withdrawn from Privatbank during the year with the knowledge of the National Bank. Now Ukraine will need to “pump” about 150-200 billion UAH into the nationalized bank in order to keep it afloat. This, coupled with the budget deficit (UAH 77 billion), will negatively affect the exchange rate of the national currency.
“It will not be possible to maintain the dollar exchange rate. If the IMF gives, then 3 billion. We need to turn on the printing press, which will lead to a further jump in inflation and devaluation of the hryvnia,” Taruta said.
At the same time, he believes that the former owner of Privatbank, Igor Kolomoisky, will continue to actively influence the political structure of Ukraine.
“What happened to Privatbank will be a lesson for him that it is useless to negotiate with this country’s leadership: they will quit at any moment. Kolomoisky is two heads smarter, more experienced, more sophisticated than Pyotr Alekseevich. Poroshenko overestimates his capabilities,” Taruta said.
According to him, Poroshenko’s reputation as a businessman in Ukraine is extremely low.
“Poroshenko has never been a businessman. Among businessmen, he was never perceived as a person who created his own company without using administrative resources,” Taruta said.
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