Ukraine's New Government Faces Myriad Crises

Ukraine has a new functional government, but the various challenges facing the country present an immediate threat to its survival. Ukraine's parliament voted in a new government Feb. 27, approving an entirely new Cabinet with former opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister. The new government fills the power vacuum left after former President Viktor Yanukovich was forced out of office and gives Ukraine a chance to address some extremely pressing issues plaguing the country. The new government probably will be unable to overcome the various crises spanning Ukraine's economic, security and political realms, and the new government likely will be short-lived in its current form.