10 February 2014

The meeting of the working group of authorized representatives of the factions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the work on the agreed bill on amendments to the constitution had to be canceled due to the divergence of positions of the representatives of UDAR and Batkivshchyna. The proposals of the faction “Batkivshchyna” as a whole significantly expand the powers of the Verkhovna Rada, and the faction “UDAR” – the government. The UDAR faction, among other things, proposes to withdraw from the constitution the provision on the mandatory residence of a presidential candidate on the territory of Ukraine for ten years before the election day (!!! Klitschko is a citizen of Germany). The opposition also proposes to significantly simplify the procedure for the impeachment of the president. According to experts, the contradictions between the leaders of these factions, Yatsenyuk and Klitschko, aggravated after the Nuland Gate, during which it became clear that the United States was betting only on Yatsenyuk, not trusting Klitschko (The published recording of a telephone conversation between Nuland and the US ambassador in Kyiv). Dmitry Yarosh announced on his page in one of the social networks that the “Right Sector” intends to resume active operations and is not obliged to “extend the truce with the authorities.” Yarosh called on the protesters to “prepare for a nationwide mobilization with the prospect of further blocking the government quarter.”