Ukraine Coup Coalition Splits, "Yats" Quits, Poroshenko Scrambles to Satisfy IMFThe Parliamentary coalition and government formed after the violent, neo-Nazi-driven and Western-backed coup in Ukraine last February collapsed on Thursday, followed by the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Arkadi "Yats" Yatsenyuk, whose candidacy was, infamously, promoted by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. Vicious infighting now dominates the Ukrainian political scene, even as President Petro Poroshenko attempts to ram through the deep economic cuts required by the International Monetary Fund and to step up Kiev's attempts to suppress resistance in the eastern part of the country by military force — a campaign in which the Ukrainian Army is sustaining brutal losses. The fascist Svoboda Party and the UDAR ("Punch") Party of Vitali Klitschko exited the "European Choice" coalition, amid disputes over laws to fund the military campaign and to allow "budget sequestration" — the drastic budget cuts demanded by the IMF prior to disbursement of the second tranche of a $17 billion loan.
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