Ukraine’s problem is not that it hasn’t changed enough. It’s that it’s changed too much too fast, thereby raising popular expectations, undermining long-existing patterns of behavior, creating uncertainty, and thereby increasing the popularity of populists who argue that a return to the good old days is imperative.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (R) speaks in front of Tomos decree during Orthodox Christmas service in St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Jan. 7.
