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Financial Times: Ukraine - running out of options It is of little surprise that S&P credit rating agency downgraded its outlook on Ukraine this week to “negative,” Roman Olearchyk writes in a report published by the Financial Times.
After all, the administration of President Viktor Yanukovych continues to corner the country politically through alleged political persecutions and financially through populist politics, according to the report. And this is all boosting risk as the nation heads towards a balance of payments crunch. Indeed, Ukraine is this year scrambling to cover or rollover nearly $6 billion in external and about $3 billion in domestic debt obligations.
Mar 16 at 17:14 | Kyiv Post
Financial Times: Ukraine braces for Putin 2.0 Roman Olearchyk writes in a March 9 Financial Times report: "Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s administration is bracing itself for the return of Vladimir Putin as president. It’s hoping the powerful Russian leader won’t kick off a third term by flexing his political muscle against its increasingly isolated and vulnerable neighbor."
Mar 9 at 15:27 | Kyiv Post