Blue &Yellow: Politics and Economics in Ukraine

EBRD says that assistance to Ukraine is contingent on cooperation with the IMF. Russian money pays for Russian gas in Ukraine and Putin raises the bankruptcy fear for Ukraine. Not a new thought, VOA covers the hard hit Ukrainian economy and reports that it will contract by 7% this year.  Radio Free Europe also discusses Ukraine's precarious situation. As the article points out, protests related to the economy have occurred throughout the country.

In recent weeks, truckers angry over high taxes briefly blocked the vital Kyiv-Odessa highway. Kiosk owners in Kyiv have demonstrated against the city's plans to force them to buy new stalls. And workers at a combine factory in Kherson, in eastern Ukraine, briefly occupied the city hall to protest wage arrears. Entire towns, unable to pay utility bills, have gone days without heat or water.