Current high levels of corruption and periodic rounds of unrest linked to poor governance and diminishing support for the local authorities highlight Ukraine's persistent structural issues. The ongoing conflict in the east will also continue to generate political tensions that may hinder Kyiv's reform efforts, according to analyst James Celer whose article was published on Global Risks Insights (GRI) on January 18, 2018.
Crimea was drawn into the Syrian conflict from the first days of the occupation of the Ukrainian peninsula by Russia. UNIAN figured out whether Ukraine could use this as an argument for its allies in the ongoing confrontation with the Russian Federation.