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Some thoughts about Ukraine,
May 2014

Russia and the West

their activities in a few years after by Ivan Pokrovsky (www.tavrida.com) produces and motherland, does not teach at the
joining the european union. Executive Director
ASPEC supplies electrical equipment budapest university.
and power electronics for electric He said that after the euro
“ Western sanctins
power plants worldwide. the integration Hungarian industry
West has limited supplies of some ohave had an opposite ceased to exist. there is no
effect to what Western
components for tavrida because science or their own development.
alexey chaly, “people’s mayor” politicians think the country has been a source
”
of sevastopol, is a shareholder of cheap labor for West
two years ago, we conducted of this company. the company Europe for a few years. contract

seminars with Hungarian Professor has started downsizing. Where manufacturing needs workers who
Richard Redl, he lectured for power will the engineers of tavrida work by screwdriver, not by minds.

electronics developers. We had the herexwork tomorrow? Probably the country spends their intellectual

trip with him in the high-speed train russianengineers will work for military resources, and receives orders for
from Moscow to st. Petersburg. withindustry enterprises, because there cheap labor.

We talked about Hungary. I asked tthe sanctions against russia. is increased funding, increased
him why he does not live in the unfortunately, Western sanctions salaries. In addition, the military Probably euro integration of

have had an opposite effect to what industry uses mostly components of ukraine is the same way. economic
Western politicians think. local manufacturers. integration of ukrainian and

sanctions are reinforcing the position russian industries is proitably
of those who set russia against the the russian space industry has for both. this makes it possible

West, those who see enemies in the the greatest difficulties in the field to expand the available market,
West, those who see russia as a of civilian applications. What they increase scale of business and

closed country and want to keep it in will do without modern western develop with internal competition.

their inluence. Western sanctions for components? they will produce
them is a reason to further increase military equipment. Many companies can reduce the

the military budget to get more How does Western policy influence gap from Western companies
state funding to support ineficient the ukraine? so far, russia has and then go to the world markets.

enterprises and holdings with closed supplied gas to ukraine. ukraine are unfortunately, no one thinks about
full production cycles. It freezes selling turbines, electrical machines, development of the industries

economic development in russia. as well as much special electronics while there is a struggle for power.
to russia. Politicians play on the emotions of

sanctions are weakening the position the West supports ukraine’s people and emotions turn off the
of those who promote human values integration into europe. However, mind. they can’t hold and manage

in russia, values of competition, will the products currently made the country while they think how to

international cooperation, and in ukraine be in demand if ukraine divide or save it. the only way to
transparency of rules. Many joins the european union? I think peace is through the development
of the country.
companies who are building their ukrainian enterprises have no
business on these values, lose chances in competing with siemens I hope that the troubled times will

income due to the sanctions. and other global companies on soon be over and new generation
they lose first because they are the european market. the most of leaders will appear to promote

transparent and open. for example, of ukrainian manufacturers of values of cooperation and
the company Tavrida Electric machinery and equipment will stop sustainable development.

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