He shared this information on his blog.
“We have significant experience in doing business with Russia, and consequently, when they purchased or invested in Ukrainian enterprises, the main goal was simply to eliminate the competitor,” claims Maxim Yali.
For instance, he recalls, there was a bus manufacturing company in Lviv that had been operational since Soviet times, but a Russian investor came in and shut it down simply because it was a competitor. Or, the expert adds, the same goes for Mariupol, “Azovstal,” the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works – everything was destroyed because they competed with Russian enterprises.
It would seem, he explains, that such factories should be preserved; war is about resources, and such achievements could offset losses and even turn a profit. However, Russia always seeks to eliminate its competitors. Or, the expert adds, they engage in plundering, particularly evident in the occupied territories of Donbas, where the Lugansk Locomotive Plant’s assets have all ended up in Rostov, and there are many such examples.
“Throughout all the years of independence, we have been competitive in most sectors, at least in those that were the drivers of the Ukrainian economy: metallurgy, chemical industry, even agriculture. Why did they block the Black Sea and the grain corridor? Because in this way they are trying to push us out of the markets where we have traditionally been key exporters – Egypt, Africa, the Middle East. This is because Russia is also one of the largest grain exporters, which makes us competitors,” explains Maxim Yali.
As reported by Politeka, Karasev stated that reliable security guarantees for Ukraine will be taken on by Europe.
Politeka also wrote that Starikov revealed who benefited the most from the events in Syria.