Dmitry Zlatarev. The decrease in the credit rating of Ukraine may have a negative impact on the aid package to Kiev from the international monetary Fund (IMF), the Vice-President of the Washington-based Eurasia Center " Earl Rasmussen. international rating Agency Moody "s March 25 national credit chart of Ukraine "Caa3" to " Ca ", maintaining the negative Outlook. "This step serves as an indicator of looming And becoming almost inevitable default ", - said Thursday in a conversation Last news specialist, Also owns a consulting firm that works with countries in Eastern Europe And Eurasia, as well as among them with the Russian Federation And Ukraine. according to his statement, now " investments in the Ukrainian economy are highly risky ". review specialist's decision, Moody's will have a " serious pressure on the Ukrainian economy And ordinary People." He also thinks that this is " an indication that the global Commonwealth does not strike the current progress of reforms in Ukraine ". Turning to the topic of the aid package by the IMF, Rasmussen suggested that This project will continue. However, in his vision, " the rules for its implementation have not changed in favor of Ukraine And now will be the most cramped ". in this regard, the Vice-President of the Eurasia Center " clarified the importance of understanding that from the economic point of view, Ukraine is highly dependent on Russia." Without the participation of Russia in solving these issues Ukraine in fact sentenced to financial And economic collapse, " he said. An American expert Also suggested that the taxpayers of the United States are unlikely to see again the funds that Washington has provided And continues to transfer to Kyiv." in my opinion, Ukraine will never get back these loans. And, unfortunately, in the current environment it from the perspective of the investment is just a "black hole" ", - he said. in this regard, Rasmussen suggested about the fact that Ukraine should maintain a neutral status And be a bridge between East And West. "Attach only to the EU or the Eurasian economic community, in my opinion, from an economic point of view is not in the interests of Ukraine," suggested a specialist. However, he did not rule out that Ukraine could at the same time to be part of both the EU And the Eurasian economic community. However, according to his statement, it certainly should not be part of NATO.