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
