УJudging by the government's comments on the sudden rise in gasoline prices, the current gasoline crisis came as a complete surprise to the Cabinet of Ministers,F Tsnoted People's Deputy of Ukraine Borys Bespaly. УOn the other hand, one wants to ask our leaders: why did it happen that all domestic oil refineries became the property of Russia? Maybe Russia forbade the government to take an interest in what is happening in the Ukrainian fuel and energy complex? This calls into question the independence of the government,F Tsbelieves the parliamentarian. Уif a fuel crisis arises in the world Tsthen in any state the responsible government first of all conducts a full audit of the internal situation, reports what has been done to stabilize the situation, informs about every step, and citizens, judging by prices, have the opportunity to verify the effectiveness of the authorities' actions. And Yanukovych's government only makes excuses, while prices continue to rise, and at present this trend cannot be stoppedF, -noted the representative of УOur UkraineF. He believes that the current situation in Ukraine is only indirectly connected with the rise in oil prices on the world market. УThe price increase is a direct consequence of our state's energy dependence on Russian energy carriers. The Ukrainian authorities were forbidden to buy Norwegian and Turkmen gas, problems were created with Baku oil. as a result Tsthe Ukrainian government does not control the fuel market at all. Ukraine must resolve the issue of diversifying energy supply sources. But this issue will be dealt with by the next government, which will care about state interests, since the current Cabinet is helpless in this matter,F Tsstated Bespaly. He also stated that Yanukovych's team has repeatedly demonstrated unprofessionalism and disregard for the interests of Ukrainian citizens. УThis year the situation on the fuel market became a surprise for the government. Last year the bread crisis was the same kind of surprise for the government. Summer is approaching, and it will bring new surprises to the Cabinet. In general, I get the impression as if everything that is happening in Ukraine is a surprise to the government,F Tsnoted the People's Deputy. Answering the question of whether the current gasoline crisis could be the result of a conspiracy by traders, about which the government was perfectly aware, the parliamentarian did not rule out such a variant, but noted that Russian energy suppliers do not consult with the Ukrainian government, but simply dictate their terms to it, like masters. УThe impression is created that Yanukovych's activity in the sphere of energy supply to Ukraine consists of traveling to Russia, crawling on his knees, asking for support for the presidential elections. It is clear that in such a situation there is no point in talking about the state interests of Ukraine,F Tsemphasized Borys Bespaly.
Borys Bespalyi: It seems that most events in Ukraine are unexpected for Yanukovych's government.

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