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The blockade comes at a high cost for Ukraine: connection with companies located in the territories that are temporarily not controlled by Ukraine, which before the blockade operated under the Ukrainian laws and paid taxes to the budget of Ukraine, has been definitively lost. Ties with the population of Donbass, which were maintained through links with companies/businesses in those territories, have been lost. The reason for the blockade was a maleficent intention of the political elite of Ukraine, for which the population of the east of Ukraine is not gainful from the electoral viewpoint – they will never vote for the incumbent authorities.

The Law on the High Anti-Corruption Court, voted for by the Verkhovna Rada in the first reading, was adopted with some violations both of a procedural nature and in essence. In particular, according to the law, the admission of judges to the High Anti-Corruption Court will be made under the supervision of the Presidential Administration, which will further put the judiciary under the influence of the President of Ukraine. Another part of the judicial branch will be placed under the control of the President. Nothing prevents them from fighting corruption under the existing law enforcement framework, without creating additional judicial authorities. Nevertheless, the fight against corruption does not happen, but is rather imitated.

About the European integration:
- I talked a lot with citizens of Bulgaria, Greece and Romania. Everyone says that they expected some kind of breakthrough, some definite development from joining the EU. 
What is the outcome in the end? 
There is no economic development, only the construction of hotels and shopping centres is in progress. Virtually all the plants that produced strategic products have been shut down.

On the draft budget of Ukraine for 2018:
- Our faction and I personally will not vote for this draft. 
We submitted our draft budget, which provides for the allocation of more than UAH 100 billion for social needs. 
Including an increase of the minimum wages to UAH 5,000 and an increase in the minimum pension to UAH 3,200. 
And there is money for this!