Prospects for Ukraine in 2018
Journal: Emerald expert briefings
Year: 2017

Subject Prospects for Ukraine in 2018. Significance Ukraine’s survival as a state is no longer at stake, as it appeared to be when Russia annexed Crimea and backed insurrection in the east in 2014. Despite that, the coming year will see the government under pressure in every major area: security, governance and the economy. Kyiv’s reliance on external support in effect precludes an all-out offensive to capture the rebel territories but peace negotiations are achieving little.