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Determinanty wewnętrzne polityki zagranicznej Ukrainy pod rządami Wołodymyra Zełenskiego
Internal Determinants of Ukraine’s Foreign Policy Under Volodymyr Zelensky

Author(s): Tomasz Stępniewski
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Political behavior, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: Instytut Europy Środkowej
Keywords: Ukraine; Ukraine’s foreign policy; oligarchs; Russia;

Summary/Abstract: The present paper discusses the following research questions: to what extent did errors made by the previous presidents of Ukraine result in the country’s failure to introduce systemic reforms (e.g. combating corruption, the development of a foundation for a stable state under the rule of law and free-market economy)?; can it be ventured that the lack of radical reforms along with errors in the internal politics of Ukraine under Petro Poroshenko resulted in the president’s failure?; will the strong vote of confidence given to Volodymyr Zelensky and the Servant of the People party exact systemic reforms in Ukraine?; or will Volodymyr Zelensky merely become an element of the oligarchic political system in Ukraine?

  • Issue Year: 17/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 123-141
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish