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Ukraine’s president sacks oligarch from post as regional governor


Ihor Kolomoisky is removed after the businessman sends armed guards to the HQ of national oil companyUkraine’s president has sacked powerful oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky from his post as a regional governor, after an altercation that saw the businessman send armed men to the offices of a state company and launch a barrage of swearwords at a journalist questioning him about his actions.Petro Poroshenko’s surprise move to remove Kolomoisky late on Tuesday night closes a chapter in the stand-off between the oligarch and the state that many fear could have dangerous repercussions. Successive Ukrainian governments have failed to deal with the …read more

Source: The Guardian

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