al jazeera jackie roleland takes a look. >> reporter: the revolution has brought bad news for this industriallant in the eastern town. a russian customer has delayed signing a big contract for machine tools until it becomes clear which way ukraine is heading. under the new boss the factory is diversified into wind turbines, but still relies on russia for more than 60% of its business. >> europe market is completely different. our business not well prepared to europe market. our production not competitive in europe market. >> reporter: in the regional capitol a new governor has just been appointed. the economy is one of his most urgent priorities. >> translator: many people in the region are having big problems because of travel in the banking sector. many banks are on the brink of collapse. many cash machines are empty. and we need to tackle corruption. >> reporter: like many towns in eastern ukraine it still honors its soviet past. this whole region is heavily dependant on russia for trade and jobs, so maintaining good relations is crucial, regardless of people's political opinions or how th

jackie roleland, al jazeera. >>> leading ukrainian opposition politicians are traveling around europert for their country in eu leaders. >> klitschko and kill shaneco have attended a meeting where they held talks with a german chancellor. angela merkel expressed her support. >> translator: we think of the people who have been there for weeks and months. we shout out for them. you have the same right for freedom and democracy as we have here. all of the countries of the eastern partnership, and nevertheless we have to learn from the past, learn from the wars, and find ways of achieving these goals through peaceful methods. >>> the opposition politician klitschko is now in paris where he and one of ukraine's richest men have held talks with the french president. he said it is up to russia to engage in the discussions. >> translator: our objective is also to keep the dialogue open in such a way that russia has the opportunity to seize the opportunity if it chooses to do so, and i'm talking about president putin. there is pressure that we will need to exert but also an opportunity for dia