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*Ukraine is seeking to join [[NATO]] and the [[European Union]], but Russia strongly objects.
 
*Ukraine is seeking to join [[NATO]] and the [[European Union]], but Russia strongly objects.
 
* Politics has been chaotic recently.  
 
* Politics has been chaotic recently.  
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* Russia has used its energy imports in attempts to control Ukrainian politics and economics.
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* 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.
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