Information War News Overview From Donbass

By Author: Juana Cronon
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There are many myths circulated in the Eastern part of Ukraine due to Russian propaganda and support of local media outlets. The pro-Russian media in Ukraine call Euromaidan "a brown plague" and citizens of Ukraine, who stood and fought for European future of Ukraine - "Banderevets", "fascists". What do local media outlets say in Donetsk in light of recent events in Ukraine?

Newspaper "Zhyzn" (Life) in Donetsk, Ukraine, # 35 dated 13/03/2014. Article "Economics from top to bottom": "Of course, without the credit support, the Ukrainian economy is unlikely to survive and avoid default. However, it is obvious that there can be no talk about new credits without a new budget, and its deficit, in fact, will be the cornerstone of the cooperation with the IMF. According to the Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, published on the official website of the Ministry of Finance of Russian Federation, "the IMF has practically exhausted its own resources, and the existing programs of the fund are actually financed by borrowing agreements". The last word in the fund's decision can be said by China, who has a 13% stake in the budget of the ...
... IMF and the corresponding voting package. In fact, in the short term money, that the IMF may allocate in the near future, may be either Russian or Chinese ".