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==Goverment 1991 - 2014==

==Goverment 1991 - 2014==

[[File:Ukrainians greet Nazis 1941.PNG|left|350px|thumb|Ukrainian nationalists welcome Nazis, 1941 with banners saying "Heil Hitler".]]

[[File:Ukrainians greet Nazis 1941.PNG|left|350px|thumb|Ukrainian nationalists welcome Nazis, 1941 with banners saying "Heil Hitler".]]

By the time Ukraine became independent in 1992, it was the world’s 17th largest country by GDP and had zero foreign debt (Russia subsequently repaid Ukraine’s share of the USSR debt — as it did for other former Soviet republics).  At the beginning of 2020 Ukraine’s debt exceeded 125 billion dollars.  In terms of GDP per capita, Ukraine ranked last among European countries. By 2021, Ukraine showed the highest level of corruption among European countries.

By the time the territory of Ukraine was separated from the former Soviet Union in 1992, the territory ranked as the world’s 17th largest Gross Domestic Product and had zero foreign debt.  The Russian Federation paid off Ukraine’s share of the USSR foreign debt — as it did for other former Soviet republics.  At the beginning of 2020 Ukraine’s debt exceeded 125 billion dollars.  In terms of GDP per capita, Ukraine ranked last among European countries. By 2021, Ukraine showed the highest level of corruption among European countries.

===Pre-Maidan regime===

===Pre-Maidan regime===