“In fact, no one intended to pass the vote of no-confidence. Political parties in VR primarily wanted just to highlight their position and distance themselves from any responsibility for what is going on in Ukraine. They have attained this by the vote and are headed for summer vacations with a clean conscience. Their plan was to show to all that they have blown the whistle on the cabinet, but no one supported them. It seems, the Regions were aware of the vote results,” Pohrebinsky said.

For her part, Yulia Tymoshenko didn’t mind the vote of confidence because she knew that the Communists and Lytvyn bloc members would not vote for her dismissal. “Only one political player lost – Viktor Yushchenko. By suggesting his own version of a draft budget, he clearly indicated his reluctance to cooperate with the present cabinet. Now Yushchenko has an empty hand to play while Yulia Tymoshenko got a carte blanche in her confrontation with the incumbent,” Mykhailo Pohrebinsky stressed.