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Issue #9 Feb. 28, 2020

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Local Elites As Entrenched As Ever

Part 3 of "Unkept Promises" looks at how President Volodymyr Zelensky backed off his tough talk to take on the tainted big-city mayors of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. Part 1 examined unpunished bank fraud, while Part 2 focused on unreformed and ineffective law enforcement. Part 4 will look at the enduring power of oligarchs.