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Analytical Guidance: Can Ukraine's Right Sector Influence Kiev's Stability?

Jul 24, 2015 | 08:00 GMT

Analytical Guidance: Ukraine's Right Sector Threatens Kiev's Stability
Activists and supporters of far-right Ukrainian party Right Sector participate in a rally on Independence Square in Kiev on July 21 after the party's extraordinary congress.

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Summary

Ukrainian nationalist group Right Sector is pursuing an increasingly antagonistic political agenda. That a relatively compact organization could undermine the stability of a government already beset by political and economic problems is troubling. Kiev is already trapped between larger powers to its east and west, is heavily in debt, and also has to contend with a simmering conflict in its eastern regions. Plans by Right Sector to organize a nationwide referendum for a no-confidence vote against the government, as well as the possibility of further clashes between the group and Ukraine's security forces, warrant close attention.

The nationalist group wants to hold a no-confidence vote against the Ukrainian government and could incite more violence throughout the country....

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