Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg: Ukraine's Oligarchs Are at War (Again)

Ending the destructive power that billionaires exercised over Ukrainian politics was an important goal of last year's "revolution of dignity" in Kiev, yet some of the more civic-minded of these businessmen wound up running the country anyhow. They now seem to have gone back to their old ways.

Even before the chocolate mogul Petro Poroshenko became president last year, Igor Kolomoisky (net worth $1.3 billion) was appointed governor of his native Dnipropetrovsk region. Now, the two so-called oligarchs are locked in an open battle that augurs ill for Ukraine's immediate future.

WNU Editor: This is why I laugh when I hear Ukrainian President Poroshenko talk about values .... Exclusive: We talk of values, Russia of money, says Ukraine president (Euronews). Bottom line .... in places like Ukraine or Russia .... it is all about the money.

More News On Ukraine And Its Battles Agaionst Oligarch Igor Kolomoisky

Lawmakers want Kolomoisky fired after outburst involving his attempts to hold on to oil firm -- Kyiv Post
Ukrainian oligarch under fire after night raid on state oil firm -- Reuters
Poroshenko Reproaches Ukrainian Oligarch Ihor Kolomoiskyi -- Sputnik
Kiev's Sopranos: Oligarchs at War Over Control of Major Oil Company -- Sputnik
National Guard forces sent to Dnipropetrovsk region ‘due to possible riots' -- Ukraine Today
Ukraine oligarch calls for nationalisation of industrial assets -- Financial Times
Cost of War on Ukraine's Billionaires and the Country -- Forbes