Alexander J. Motyl: The Dutch, Kyiv and reform
Ukrainian university students hold their hands over their hearts and placards reading "We demand scholarship indexing", "Hands off of student unions", "We demand quality education" and the others during a rally in front of Taras Shevchenko National University in Kiev on April 7, 2016. The students, representatives of different regions of the country, held the to action demand an improvement in their social protection and the quality of education in the country.
The Dutch referendum is not the end of the world for Ukraine. As one smart and sober Ukrainian analyst points out, it actually changes very little in Ukraine’s relationship with the European Union. In a word, Ukraine need not panic.
