Walter Russell Mead: Ukraine’s economy is in meltdown
Pavlo Sheremeta (right) who resigned as economy minister on Aug. 21, speaks at The Rocky Road to Prosperity: Scenarios for Ukraine conference organized by the Kyiv Post and Lavrynovych & Partners on June 26.
Ukraine's economy is falling apart. Things have gotten so bad that, today, the Economic Minister appointed to institute reforms after Yanukovych's ouster resigned in apparent disgust. According to the New York Times: "[Economic Minister] Sheremeta said on his Facebook page that he no longer wanted to 'fight against yesterday's system'."
