Ukraine’s former national bank chief fears for life after arson attack (BBC)

The ex-head of Ukraine’s national bank has told the BBC she fears for her life after one of her homes near Kiev was badly damaged in an arson attack.

Valeria Gontareva was also injured last month when she was knocked down by a car in London, where she now lives.

Ms Gontareva fears she is the victim of a campaign of harassment linked to her decision in 2016 to nationalise Ukraine’s largest commercial bank.

“I have no evidence, but I think it’s linked,” she said. Read more

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