Why do nine foreign nations weigh in on the resignation of a minister in Ukraine? "The answer is simple."
Ex-Economy Minister of Ukraine Aivaras Abromavicius (at the microphone) FrançaisRT, February 4, 2016
Translated from French by Tom Winter, February 5, 2016
The unexpected resignation yesterday, February 3, of the Ukrainian Minister for Commerce and Economic Development, Aivaras Abromavicius, has roused an extraordinary reaction on the part of nine western ambassadors in Kiev.
The ambassadors of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Sweden, Switzerland, The UK, and "last but not least" the United States of America have signed an open letter deploring his departure and putting the government on notice against the gangrene of corruption that provided his reason for leaving.

Translated from French by Tom Winter, February 5, 2016
The resignation of a Ukrainian minister (naturalized Lithuanian) has provoked lively reactions from the foreign embassies in Kiev. But why should this event matter so much for European countries? Analysis of British expert John Laughland.
The unexpected resignation yesterday, February 3, of the Ukrainian Minister for Commerce and Economic Development, Aivaras Abromavicius, has roused an extraordinary reaction on the part of nine western ambassadors in Kiev.
The ambassadors of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Sweden, Switzerland, The UK, and "last but not least" the United States of America have signed an open letter deploring his departure and putting the government on notice against the gangrene of corruption that provided his reason for leaving.
Since when is it any business of a foreign country when a minister quits?
But since when ar