Three Years of Conflict: Results for Ukraine

... reconstructing these lost territories – thoroughly devastated by military activity – it will also lose access to their resources. Three years of conflict have sharply increased Ukraine’s dependence on its Western partners. Despite retaining formal sovereignty, Ukraine has lost much of its freedom to manoeuvre in choosing its political and economic course. The country’s budget is critically reliant on foreign aid, and the remnants of its industrial sector are locked into Western production and supply chains,...