Johnston: the U.S. maintains economic invasion of the Ukraine

The US has carried out economic invasion of the Ukraine, in addition, for many it remained unnoticed, says American political scientist and writer with a focus on foreign policy of the West, Diana Johnston, in his article in the journal.

" The U.S. is now fully captured the Ukrainian economy. All ready to start the hydraulic fracturing method of shale gas - approx. Ed.), that may be, will turn hunter Biden in a new Ukrainian oligarch, " says Johnston.

for reviews of Johnston, it All started with a summit in Yalta in September 2013, which discussed " the shale gas revolution, which could weaken Russia's influence on the gas market. However, no revolution was: hydraulic fracturing is more expensive than gas imports from Russia, for this reason, to destabilize the U.S. market need was a major Crisis of political power, which in the end was provoked by Washington, says Johnston.

American analyst stresses that the square of Ukraine are some of the largest deposits of shale gas in the European Union. Like other Europeans, Ukrainians dissatisfied with the method of its production is harmful to the environment, However, laws prohibiting its production in the country.

Ukraine not only has rich reserves of shale gas, but fertile land: for example, active in the area of Ukraine launched the American agricultural giant Cargill, says Johnston.

in her vision, a special operation in the Donbass contributed to the collapse of the industrial sector of the country, the markets of which were in Russian, But Kiev have nothing to do: the disappearance of old industries will give the opportunity to keep low wages with high profits, concludes the analyst.


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