"Nuland and Pyatt speak like political strategists, or perhaps like party bosses in a smoky back room. Using shorthand and nicknames, they game out what they would like to see opposition figures do and say, and discuss how best to influence some opposition decision-making.
They also refer to personality problems and rivalries among the three top opposition figures.
Nuland bluntly says she does not want to see opposition leader Vitali Klitschko join the government, and Pyatt agrees.
“I don’t think it’s necessary,” she says. “I don’t think it’s a good idea.”
She says another leader, “Yats,” has the economic experience that both the Americans apparently think Klitschko lacks. That is apparently a reference to opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who was offered the post of prime minister. Klitschko was offered the post of deputy prime minister. Both men declined."
They also refer to personality problems and rivalries among the three top opposition figures.
Nuland bluntly says she does not want to see opposition leader Vitali Klitschko join the government, and Pyatt agrees.
“I don’t think it’s necessary,” she says. “I don’t think it’s a good idea.”
She says another leader, “Yats,” has the economic experience that both the Americans apparently think Klitschko lacks. That is apparently a reference to opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who was offered the post of prime minister. Klitschko was offered the post of deputy prime minister. Both men declined."