— “You all won’t take us [into NATO and the European Union].”
— “There’s no use in wasting time on empty talk. Whereas Russia would love to bring us into a new Warsaw Pact.”
— “[The United States uses Ukraine to wage] War against Russia … to the last Ukrainian.”
I didn’t realize Kolomoisky had this change of heart. His influence was important in limiting the Russian annexations in 2014. He was protecting his business interests then. Since then, Privat Bank was (appropriately) taking away from him because of massive corruption, and surprisingly, wasn’t returned despite his big effort and seeming ability to bribe judges.
Probably he made these statements because he was angry at losing assets in Ukraine’s anti-corruption initiatives.
