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You divide people into "half of whom I would call an army of... well, let's say people who eat popcorn and watch TV while judging," and the dissatisfied. And as is clearly evident from your posts, you (like many others) are very dissatisfied with the authorities, who have exhausted their usefulness. So, either you are in the first category, eating popcorn in front of the TV, or you are on the Maidan, protesting against the authorities and the Berkut. That's how I reason.

It's unclear what will happen next. Will another "loser" come along and start complaining about how terribly the previous leaders left the country? Will they tell us that we need to pull ourselves together and be patient? All the while, they'll be lining their own pockets and redistributing the loot. And the people are supposed to just accept this? We know how this goes; we've been through it before. Changing the order of the addends doesn't change the sum. As for the "pots," what's not to understand? Those who so eagerly desire European integration don't plan to stay here. They simply want to "work" in the EU with at least some rights, and the types of jobs they'll be doing are already becoming clear. And those who stay don't need European integration; they need clear rules of the game, whether with Europe or without it. Oh, and all this mess will, of course, affect those who are currently there, and unfortunately, not in a good way. The dollar is already weakening, which means they are becoming poorer, without understanding even the most basic things.

It's unclear what will happen next. Will another "loser" come along and start complaining about the terrible state the country was left in by the previous leaders? Will they tell us that we need to pull ourselves together and be patient? All the while, they'll be lining their own pockets and redistributing the stolen wealth. And the people are supposed to just accept this? We've seen it before, we've been through it. Changing the order of the addends doesn't change the sum.

...the dollar is already rising, and therefore they are becoming poorer, without understanding the simplest things.

...I didn't understand the joke about the non-competitiveness of our products in Europe – I don't understand what they're filling you with there? The situation is completely the opposite; our products aren't allowed into Europe because they are, in fact, competitive...

Thanks to people with such an attitude, there have been slightly fewer positive changes in Ukraine over the past 15 years.

Dark30, are you satisfied with the current state of affairs? Come and support the current government, contribute to "establishing" order in the country.

"The rising dollar leads to poverty" - these are arguments from over a decade ago; please don't write if you don't understand. The dollar exchange rate has long ceased to have a direct impact on this. In any case, you can't even imagine the war being waged behind the scenes over the dollar exchange rate; some want it to rise (metallurgy), others want it to fall. In reality, it is managed manually, and today's fluctuations are pure speculation, and complaining about "Maidan" for this shows a complete lack of understanding of the issue.

just refute the fact that half of our products, raw materials, and other goods are imported.

I did a quick Google search, and I didn't say that the Maidan is to blame or that manual control isn't to blame. A combination of factors leads us to the saying: we have what we have.
What affects the exchange rate?

Like any price, the exchange rate is subject to deviations from its value base, which occur under the influence of supply and demand, which depend on many factors. The exchange rate is related to a large number of economic categories: price, value, money, balance of payments, and others. All factors are very closely related, and it is impossible to single out any dominant one. The main ones are:

Inflation rate
Balance of payments
Difference in interest rates in different countries
Functioning of foreign exchange markets and the implementation of speculative foreign exchange operations
The level of confidence in the national currency in the domestic and foreign markets
Currency policy
National income
Conjunctive factors

So, to be so categorical, that only one person on the forum understands currency fluctuations, and the rest are just dust, I wouldn't.

And regarding imports and exports, Google is also helpful. I didn't exaggerate, but rather understated. In 2013, imports exceeded exports, and what follows from this, I think, I don't need to explain to such a pro (absolutely without sarcasm, because it is clear that there is understanding).

Ukrainian potatoes, carrots, etc. - either of good quality from a private farmer, or with nitrates, phosphates, etc. A private farmer won't ship three bags to Europe, but they have plenty of their own with nitrates. So, where is the export?

We don't need to read about specialization. It is enough to look at how much and what the industry produces. One airplane in two years. A serious bid for foreign exchange earnings for the country. If they could do something, they either have forgotten how or no one needs it. There is no progress in science, and even less in production. As much as I would like it, I cannot name a single industry that would be considered advanced (of course, except for confectionery, meat and dairy, where everything is at a level - all based on chemistry). So, what kind of competition, especially with the West, where productivity is many times higher?? So, all that remains is Russia, from which we are trying to distance ourselves.

And do we need to understand currency fluctuations when it is obvious that higher activity in the Euromaidan leads to a higher exchange rate? Ask people who buy dollars, different people, why they do it. The priority is political instability. And there is no need to be a super-duper financier in this case; the current dollar exchange rate is purely the merit of the Euromaidan.

Piterius, what are you trying to prove to the trolls? It's just simple envy...((( Someone here is forcing others to study history, but they themselves should read about the reasons behind revolutions. The fact is that in Ukraine now, there is a veiled slave-owning and serf system for 80% of the population. And therefore, people are tired of it.

It is stated there: The level of confidence in the national currency on the domestic and foreign markets... What is unclear about that?

And as a financial expert, he should know that the example of the dollar's exchange rate growth in Russia, compared to the exchange rate growth in Ukraine, is, to put it mildly, inappropriate. The national currency is also falling in Zimbabwe.

Yes, I don't like the Maidan, because of which prices have already risen, I don't like that a lot of budget money has already been spent on this Maidan, and most importantly, I don't like that as a result, we are just replacing one bad thing with another. All the specifics of the life of Ukrainians will remain the same, whether they are orange or blue.