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Current issues in Ukraine include:
Current issues in Ukraine include:
* The worldwide [[Recession of 2008]] hit Ukraine hard and it is seeking international aid.
* The worldwide [[Recession of 2008]] hit Ukraine hard and it is seeking international aid.
* Politics has been chaotic recently.
* Politics has been chaotic recently.
* Russia has used its oil and gas exports to control Ukrainian politics and economics.
* Russia has used its oil and gas exports to control Ukrainian politics and economics.
* A strong (20%) Russian minority (mostly in the south and east) is campaigning for partition.
* A strong (20%) Russian minority (mostly in the south and east) is campaigning for partition.
* The legal and economic systems are still controlled by powerful and secretive oligarchs.
* The legal and economic systems are still controlled by powerful and secretive oligarchs.
*Ukraine is neutral in its alliances, but has some limited military links to both NATO and Russia.
*Ukraine is neutral in its alliances, but has some limited military links to Russia.