Four Uncomfortable Truths About Ukraine

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk (R) and ministers attend the cabinet meetings in Kiev on March 16Photograph by Yury Kirnichny/AFP via Getty Images
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As Russia tightens its grip on Crimea, the European Union and the U.S. are poised to hand over billions in aid to Ukraine’s new leadership.

The interim government in Kiev, led by Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and acting President Oleksandr Turchynov, has promised, in Yatsenyuk’s words, to pursue “real reforms to stabilize the Ukrainian economy” while strengthening ties with the country’s European neighbors.