What Future for Ukraine?
Three years after mass protests forced the fall of the government and initiated a bitter political and military conflict, what lies ahead for Ukraine?
Three years ago this winter hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians gathered in Kiev's Independence Square, demanding closer integration with Europe instead of Russia, and, eventually, forcing the government's resignation. But what's changed in the years since? Demonstrators continue to protest over poor economic conditions and entrenched corruption, and there has been an exodus of reformers from the government, claiming their attempts at change are being blocked. Meanwhile, despite intermittent ceasefires, the conflict in the eastern Donbass region with Russian-backed rebels seems no closer to peace. Join Owen Bennett Jones for a special edition of Newshour Extra in Kiev, as he and his expert panellists discuss the future of Ukraine.
Contributor names:
Svitlana Zalischchuk - Member of the Ukrainian Parliament and former journalist.
Vladimir Gusak - Member of the Ukrainian Parliament.
Taras Berezovets - Political analyst.
Tom Burridge - ±«Óãtv Kiev correspondent
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