The ensuing scandal has placed the fragile achievements of the Ukrainian revolution at risk, prompting talk of a ‘Requiem for Maidan’. But there’s something we’re forgetting in reporting the power struggles of Ukraine’s oligarchs over the ‘Kolomoisky affair’ – the people of Ukraine.
Jumping to conclusions
‘Can you imagine, it’s just like under Yanukovych in there!’ Kateryna Chyzhyk – a well-known activist (and friend) – came back in complete shock from meeting with Valentyn Reznichenko, the new governor of Dnipropetrovsk. ‘You have to leave your mobile phone in the waiting room. There’s that expensive brand of mineral water, fruit arranged on plates – so much pomp!’