KIEV, Aug. 25 – The possible worsening of the economic situation in the world would affect Ukraine, although the country would suffer less in a new crisis than two years ago, as today the country is better prepared for such a crisis, according to Valeriy Lytvytsky the head of the group of advisors to the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine.

"One should not indulge in illusions that we would be saved by decoupling (the theory that emerging countries are not very dependent on developed ones) as in 2008. We would not be able to avoid the negative influence, but today we have five additional protective walls," he said on Wednesday.