Public opinion polls show majorities of Ukrainians are skeptical or hostile to IMF programs.

Public opinion polls show majorities of Ukrainians are skeptical or hostile to IMF programs. Anti-IMF feeling is whipped up by pro-Russian TV stations – about half of Ukraine’s media market. Ihor Kolomoisky, Zelenskiy’s media backer last year and vocal opponent of the IMF, is bidding to manage the assets of another local media company, reports the Kyiv Post. Kolomoisky, owner of seven television channels and a group of Internet sites, vying for UMH Holding, the leading media company in Ukraine during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych.