Paraschiy writes on the State Security Service’s request that ‘former officials’ refrain from commenting on the nation’s finances:

Paraschiy writes on the State Security Service’s request that ‘former officials’ refrain from commenting on the nation’s finances: “The SBU’s comments on [Valeria] Gontareva might look funny to international observers, but they are yet the latest source of concern for us. For instance, the SBU could draw its attention to this very news analysis (provided somebody translates it into Ukrainian or Russian) and “warn” us that our comment on local bonds, in the previous paragraph, threatens Ukraine’s financial stability. Such “warnings” by a law enforcement body, overstepping its bounds in a democratic society, weren’t made in Ukraine even under the Yanukovych administration, known for its autocracy.”