The Russian press called Ukraine an economic outsider

Moscow “Independent Gazeta” draws the attention of its readers to the fact that “Ukraine has become an economic outsider of the CIS”. The decline in industry in the country according to the results of the first half of the year amounted to more than 5 percent. The export of Ukraine to the CIS states fell by 10 percent, and import from these countries by almost 30 percent.

70 percent of the population negatively assess the situation in the state. Analysts say that one of the main causes of negatives in the economy is that "neither power nor people can decide where it is more profitable to integrate."

Opinions were divided approximately equally - 40 percent, some for the EU, others - for the Customs Union. Experts warn that a negative trend in the Ukrainian economy can become a long -term problem, and neither hopes for an agreement with the EU, nor for grain crop may not be justified.