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Ukraine is frequently in the news in the [[United States]] due to attempts by politicians, most notably [[Joe Biden]]'s family, to profit from the country. President [[Donald Trump]] was then criticized by [[liberal]]s for asking Ukrainian leaders to investigate the potential corruption, which Ukrainian leaders failed to do.
Ukraine is frequently in the news in the [[United States]] due to attempts by politicians, most notably [[Joe Biden]]'s family, to profit from the country. President [[Donald Trump]] was then criticized by [[liberal]]s for asking Ukrainian leaders to investigate the potential corruption, which Ukrainian leaders failed to do.
Ukraine is run by an oligarchy, with a small group of people amassing enormous fortunes as most of the nation labors in poverty. [[Crisis in Ukraine|In 2014, the Pro-European bloc overthrew the pro-Russian bloc in an attempt to grab power, resulting in massive chaos, the loss of Crimea to Russia, a pseudo civil war and an economic crisis.]] This is in addition to how:
Ukraine is run by an oligarchy, with a small group of people amassing enormous fortunes as most of the nation labors in poverty. [[Crisis in Ukraine|In 2014, the Pro-EU bloc with outside interference from the [[Western alliance]] overthrew the internal domestic pro-Russian bloc to seize power, resulting in massive chaos, the loss of Crimea to Russia, the ongoing Donbas conflict and an economic crisis.]] This is in addition to how:
* 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 influence 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.