Medvedchuk: the collapse of the economy of Ukraine began under the presidency of Yushchenko

“The collapse of the Ukrainian economy, after its recovery largely in the early 2000s, began in 2005 after President Viktor Yushchenko came to power along with the Orange team, which was headed by Mrs. Tymoshenko in the government,” said Medvedchuk in During the conversation with the TV channel NewsOne.

According to him, from 2002 to 2004 economic growth was recorded in Ukraine.

“In 2005, when the Orange came, there was a collapse from 12.4% to 2.6% of GDP growth,” Medvedchuk explained.

Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that the bleak economic situation in Ukraine is a consequence of the policy pursued by the Ukrainian authorities.