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Experts
Dr. Julia Gray
School of Arts & Sciences.
University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Gray is the former managing editor of Transitions Online, a magazine that covers news in the post-communist countries of Europe and the former Soviet Union. She specializes in international relations with a focus on the political effects of international economic agreements.
Quote: "It's ironic that international agreements are the source of Ukraine's current unrest -- especially since neither an association agreement with the EU nor a customs union with Russia will have a huge impact on the Ukrainian economy. Domestic discontent though is arising from the way that Ukraine is perceived in the international community and the direction that the country is headed."