While protests come from G-7 ambassadors and foreign business chambers, concerns grow that Kolomoisky is fast expanding his influence in the government.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019


While protests come from G-7 ambassadors and foreign business chambers, concerns grow that Kolomoisky is fast expanding his influence in the government. Last spring, he was the primary media backer of Zelenskiy, the candidate. One of his lawyers, Andriy Bohdan now is Zelenskiy’s chief of staff. Three of his former journalists are now members of the Rada. One, Oleksandr Dubinsky, now heads a commission that will control board appointments to state-owned banks, including PrivatBank. Last Tuesday, Kolomoisky went to the presidential office, meeting with Zelenskiy, Bohdan and Prime Minister Oleskiy Honcharuk. The next day, police in Dnipro, Kolomoisky’s home city, raided the national headquarters of Privat Bank.