Federalising Ukraine is unpopular and will be resisted
Kyiv looks to devolve greater powers to regions but majority of Ukrainians do not want Russian-desired federalism
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- Domestic constraints
- Poroshenko's options
- Support for federalism is low
- Strong support for decentralisation of powers
- Increasing accountability
- No quick fix
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