But the truth of the matterChristianeis that the very powerful troika of creditors were not interested in coming a sensiblehonorablemutually beneficial agreementhe saidreferring to the International Monetary Fundthe European Central Bankand the European Commission
I think that close inspection is going to reveal the truth of what I am saying They were far more interested in humiliating this government and overthrog itor at least making sure that it overthrows itself in terms of its policiesthan they were interested in an agreement that would for instance ensure that they would get most of their back Its very for mehowever much I would like toto take responsibility for a policy over which I resigned
Greece last week accepted terms for a third bailout that many say was on harsher terms than the potential deal that was on the table earlier this year Varoufakis casual styleleather jacketsand motorcycle riding him newspaper coversbut his negotiating style grated on his counterparts
He made sure to emphasize that he resignedand was not dismissed He stepped down on the night of a controversial referendumintroduced by Prime Minister Alexis Tsiprasin which the majority of Greeks rejected the harsh austerity the government would later accept The people voted no to this extending and pretendingbut it became abundantly clear to me on the night of the referendum that the governments position was going to be to say yes to it |
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