Weakening Akhmetov, talkative Arbuzov, and anticipating Khomutynnik. “Oligarchic” review

League of “inherited” oligarchs. Week overview January 26-February 1

Once again, Rinat Akhmetov became the “anti-leader” of the week. This week he added to the problems associated with the work of the enterprises under his control in the ATO zone the dismissal of his protégé Dmitry Tevelev from the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, as well as heavy image losses in the energy sector. Thus, the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Vladimir Demchishin said that DTEK is using the protests of miners to put pressure on the ministry. “This is a fight by a major player for its interests,” he said after talking with the miners. According to Demchishin, DTEK wanted to import Russian electricity to Ukraine instead of the state company Ukrinterenergo. However, at the end of last year, a contract was signed between Ukrinterenergo and the Russian Inter RAO. Also, according to Demchishin, DTEK owes state mines UAH 550 million for coal.

Let us recall that earlier Demchishin accused DTEK of monopolizing the Ukrainian electricity market. And here Poroshenko’s protege immediately found a partner in the person of the Dnepropetrovsk governor Igor Kolomoisky. The Dnepropetrovsk investment company Business-Invest, no stranger to it, recently filed a lawsuit in the economic court of Kyiv to invalidate the 2012 sale of DTEK’s 45% stake in Zakhidenergo. Taking this into account, Rinat “Gudk” Akhmetov’s chances of losing the main electricity exporter in Ukraine become even higher. Especially against the backdrop of accusations against Akhmetov that appeared on Saturday from Severodonetsk City Council deputy Sergei Samarsky of attempting to bribe Aidar fighters so that they would hand over the Lugansk Thermal Power Plant in Shchastya to the separatists. For which, “based on the totality of charges,” the Shakhtar president receives a well-deserved -2 ​​points.

Yuri Ivanyushchenko, a fugitive associate of ex-president Viktor Yanukovych, also suffered further losses. Prosecutor General of Ukraine Vitaly Yarema said that in Switzerland and the Baltic countries more than $100 million was seized from the accounts of Yura Enakievsky, and after Ivanyushchenko is detained or convicted, these funds will return to the budget of Ukraine. Let us remind you that Ivanyushchenko is wanted in a case initiated under Part 5 of Art. 191 of the Criminal Code (misappropriation, embezzlement of property on an especially large scale). In principle, Yura Enakievsky can hide from law enforcement agencies as long as he wants, fortunately, he has extensive experience in such actions since the days of his stormy youth. But thanks to the recently adopted law on proceedings in absentia, Ukraine will be able to significantly lighten his pockets. Overall: -1 point for a fan of stock items from Zilli.

The “foster brothers” from the young team of reformers named after Sasha Yanukovych – Sergei Arbuzov and Alexander Klimenko – have become active again in the media space. Thus, ex-Deputy Prime Minister Arbuzov, who is wanted by Interpol, seems to have decided on his financial priorities. He stopped giving money to publish the newspaper Capital (which his publishing house, Business Press of the Country, called “stopping the daily print version and focusing on the development of an electronic project”), and gave a long and funny interview to the Russian channel RBC, which, according to rumors, , cost him 200 thousand dollars. As they say, “and then Ostap got carried away”…

Arbuzov said that under Yanukovych there was no corruption, no one squeezed people’s business, and Yanukovych had his own DPR and LPR – this is the west of Ukraine, but he did not introduce tanks there. And so that no one doubts his inadequacy, Arbuzov said that in fact “the students were not for the Maidan, but for Yanukovych,” he predicted a great future for Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism), and “Ukraine will soon go to hell.” It is best to comment on this stream of consciousness in the words of People’s Deputy Anton Gerashchenko: “This interview is worth watching only to remember what kind of squalor governed Ukraine.”

Former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Alexander Klimenko, meanwhile, on his Facebook page shared “valuable” thoughts about the adopted law “On Transfer Education” and was concerned about the problems of medium-sized businesses. Why did he pay attention to this during his tenure in public office? Well, it’s just that in those “golden” years, Klimenko’s business was large, and Ukraine is still raking in the consequences of his work. In particular, this week the Deposit Guarantee Fund began liquidating Green Bank, one of Klimenko’s many offices for cash withdrawal and money laundering. The bottom line is -2 points for both characters.

It’s been a tough week for another fugitive, the ex-finance minister. Yuri Kolobov. The Prosecutor General’s Office received permission to seize 125 million hryvnia belonging to him and persons associated with him in accounts in Ukrainian banks. As the press service of the GPU reported, “in order to ensure the confiscation of the suspect’s property by court verdict, on January 30 of this year, GPU investigators received a resolution from the investigating judge of the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv to seize these funds.” Let us recall that on January 20, 2015, the Pechersky District Court arrested Kolobov in absentia. And thank God that he is in no hurry to give “deep” comments on government actions in the financial sector.

Like Kolobov, the president of the Odessa FC Chernomorets, Leonid Klimov, also lost a point in the battle for banknotes. In the fight between the former regional and the NBU, the regulator won. The Deposit Guarantee Fund of Individuals introduced a temporary administration into Imexbank, owned by the Odessa oligarch, on the basis of a resolution of the National Bank of Ukraine declaring it insolvent. A temporary administration at the bank was introduced for a period of three months – from January 27, 2015 to April 26, 2015. This means goodbye to refinancing and servicing the cash flows of Klimov’s remaining business, which is also bursting at the seams.

Igor Kolomoisky had a relatively smooth week. As a plus, he can safely chalk up another blow to Akhmetov’s assets in the form of a trial for Zakhidenergo shares. But Ukrnafta is in the red again. After the cancellation of the discount on the sale of oil and the replacement of members of the auction committee with people far from the needs of the Dnepropetrovsk governor, Privat structures tried to disrupt the first oil auction. Ukrnafta simply did not submit an application for the auction, which was supposed to take place on January 30. As a result, it was postponed to February 6, and company representatives had to give evidence to the GPU. After which Kolomoisky became more accommodating and gave the command to the management of Ukrnafta to register at the auction on February 6.

It is not yet clear what its results will be, but for now we will assume that the main “Privatovets” played a draw.

Well, the “conditional” winner of the week can be considered the once “gray eminence” of the State Fiscal Service, Vitaly Khomutynnik. On January 30, by his decree, Petro Poroshenko dismissed the old “Akhmetov” composition of the National Commission on Securities and the Stock Market, and appointed new leadership of the commission. Timur Khromayev was appointed its head, and Dmitry Tarabakin became one of the members of the commission – people who are very alien to Khomutynnik. And if earlier they resolved their issues through the young “combinator” and serviced his transactions on the securities market, now Khomutynnik has the opportunity to “resolve” his issues with them. + 1 point for useful connections.

Alexey KOZHEMYAKIN, NEXT.net.ua

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