Introduced by President Petro Poroshenko about the economic blockade of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics, only widens the gap of Donbass From Ukraine, writes the American magazine.
after the Ukrainian authorities have tightened the embargo on the pad region, the transition to the Russian rouble and products have become more practical than a political decision, leads the WSJ opinion of the owner of a local restaurant, Boris Beat-Givargizov." We need to make a living. Ukraine repels us, " he told the publication.
Entering the blockade, Ukraine is gradually replacing from the region of people, cash flows, And reduces turnover, stating that These measures are necessary to prevent the spread of the separatists, weapons and the potential of counterfeit currency, writes the WSJ. All This reinforces the separation of Donbass from Ukraine and makes uncertain the prospects of the peace plan, writes the print edition.
"These areas are increasingly alienated from Kiev as the business strengthens ties With the East," - emphasizes the print edition, explaining that food on the shelves of retail outlets already currently dominated by products from Russia.
some companies still carry out tax deductions Kiev, while others prefer to pay taxes to the authorities of Donbass.
So, the Executive Director of Alchevsk by-product coke enterprises said that he began to pay taxes to the militia in early 2015 after Ukrainian troops destroyed a quarter of the enterprise.
"I have no desire to pay taxes to the state, which is bombing me," explained Vladimir Trubchanin.
according to him, the company has already stopped selling the equipment to the Ukraine. But With de facto closed border plant must sell products at the local level and in the Russian Federation.
"It's not because we don't want to, But because they (the Kiev authorities - ed.) do not want us to sell. This is not politics, And business, " he explained.
in November 2014, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed the document, which is called the " decree on economic blockade ": the territory of Donbass, control of power structures, brought government agencies, banks and even prisons. Payment of the inhabitants of the region of pensions Kiev stops even earlier - in the middle of summer. To continue receiving payments, pensioners now have to enter your data within, controlled by power structures. Since April, the authorities of the self-proclaimed DND and LNR began to pay pensions to residents.
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