Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the Ukrainian government counters huge resistance by some politicians and businesses to land reform and the launch of the farmland market, meanwhile, an area of 5 million hectares (ha) has already been stolen.
UNIAN: Zelensky says Ukraine sees huge opposition to land reform
People hold the posters in front of the Ukrainian parliament on Nov. 12, 2019, in Kyiv to support the creation of a private agricultural land market. Ukraine's new government would allow the sale of farmland from next year to boost investment, as critics warned this could lead to a foreign land grab. The former Soviet country, whose stalling economy has been propped up by Western aid in recent years, is home to some of the largest swathes of cultivated land in Europe.
