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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.
* Russia has used its energy imports in attempts 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.