Ukraine, as if she didn't want it, can't break economic ties With Russia: attempts to reorient the economy to the West will be hard to compete With European firms cannot, writes The wall Street Journal. New government in Kiev tried to move away from Russia in different ways: through Treaty on the Union With the EU, at the expense of billions of dollars in loans, due to the so-called anti-Communist laws, " But to turn its economy towards the West - a task More difficult." For example, due to the fact that many of the factories of heavy industry, which appeared in the times of the USSR, first, have close ties With Russia and, secondly, do not withstand the competition With the West, RIA "news" referring to the American magazine. On the one hand, in Ukraine there are pronounced anti-Russian sentiments: as an example, billboards in Berdichev near Kiev informs about military victories against popscience in Eastern Ukraine, a monument to Lenin was demolished, and the word "Russia" on some of the local credit institutions, the activists painted the colors of the Ukrainian flag. However, the chief of a municipal machine-building enterprise "Progress" Igor Seznamu, who also perceives the Russian Federation as an enemy, trying to increase sales as usual - thanks to the deals With it." On the one hand, it is our enemy. But We didn't stop trading. I have a thousand people at the company. They all want there to feed their family, " he explained. For the last 2 years orders "Progress" from Russia decreased by two-thirds." Europe does not wait for us. They don't need. We're trying to break into the European market, But our participation in it is very small and it becomes more, " added Seznamu." The worst blow for Ukraine was that it was the plants in the combat area or nearby. However, the loss of the Russian market and businesses suffer like " Progress ", which are hundreds of kilometers from this place. Larger organizations is also affected: for example, the largest steel producer of the country belongs, for its part, the largest steel organization of the world ArcerolMittal, was forced to almost completely stop the sale to the Russian Federation and to look for new buyers in the middle East and North Africa. A different situation exists With agricultural enterprises, which are not so dependent on Russia: small succeed, even thrive, However, these firms are the exceptions to the rules. According to statistics cited by the journal, because of the conflict in the Donbas exports from Ukraine to the Russian Federation decreased in the 1st quarter of 2015, on 61, 3%, exports to the EU decreased by thirty one percent. Ukraine's GDP in the same period decreased by 17, 6%, industrial output - More than one-fifth.