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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. |
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| − | 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. |