KIEV, Aug. 12 – It is unlikely that the open letter by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yushchenko on the worsening of bilateral relations will significantly impact the Ukrainian financial market, according to experts polled by Interfax-Ukraine.

"The statement of Russian President Medvedev was not a response to certain events in Ukrainian-Russian relations, which suggests the idea that the information's release in the mass media was planned beforehand. One should not rule out that the Medvedev's message is designed to prompt a political response from Ukrainians, for whom good relations with Russia are of a top priority. It's also likely that as in 2004, Russia could achieve the opposite effect," said the head of the analytical department of the Ukrainian Stock Center Ltd., Volodymyr Landa.