In Ukraine, the Cycle of Uncertainty Churns On

Two years after the Euromaidan uprising, the process of reorienting Ukraine's foreign policy and pursuing ambitious economic and political reforms has taken its toll on the government. Growing discontent with the slow pace of economic recovery and reform forced the pro-West government in Kiev to replace Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk with Volodymyr Groysman on April 14. The replacement at once brought a much-needed pause to Ukraine's political infighting and covered the country in a shroud of uncertainty. Ukraine is no stranger to cyclical changes in its political allegiances, cozying up at times to Russia and at times to the West throughout its history. Even so, today there are more doubts than certitudes over Ukraine's future....