(FIIA) During the ongoing conflict in Donbas, Ukraine – its multiple social ills, regional and linguistic differences notwithstanding – demonstrated unprecedented national mobilization. But a modern and transparent state is still lacking. The quarter of a century that has passed since Ukraine declared its independence on August 24, 1991 has been a painful and dramatic period in the country’s history, full of missed opportunities, losses and real tragedies, individual as well as national. And today’s festivities cannot and should not hide the fact that Ukraine has a long uphill struggle ahead of it in order to build a successful state. […]
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Co-authored with András Rácz.
