May 29, 2020

About Ukraine’s land sale law

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Dear Editor:

I enjoyed the commentary written by George Woloshyn, “Ukraine’s land sale law: Boom or bust” (April 19). Land reform is extremely important for Ukraine. This thoughtful article goes into the pro and cons of passing such a law at this time.

I worked for a major Western company in the agricultural sphere in Ukraine from 1993 to 2004 and feel that with the present political situation now is definitely not the right time for such an undertaking. Why? Because good land will be legally swallowed up by Ukrainian oligarchs and by Western mammoth companies, leaving the poor Ukrainian peasants again with nothing and virtually no employment in that sphere.

More contemplative articles of this nature should be included in your newspaper.

Ihor Kowal
Concord, Mass.

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