We have known for some time that Ukraine has serious problems that it is failing to address. The economy continues to contract, and living standards are declining, for starters. Some reforms are moving quickly, but they’re typically the kinds people don’t want, like rising gas prices. The reforms that Ukrainians really want, like getting rid of crooked judges and making the government work better, are happening slowly—if it at all.That is bad news for any politician, and it’s being borne out big time in Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s polls. General elections are three years away, but if they were held …read more
Source: The American Interest
