Eastern Promises: Ukrainian Angst, Russian Influence And Market Reactions

On November 22nd of this year, Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanokovych, backed out of a financial cooperation and support agreement with the European Union. Since that time, large-scale protests in Ukraine's capital city of Kiev have gained international attention as the country's 46 million people publicly debate the state of their government and its relationships with Russia and the EU. On December 17th, a deal between Ukraine and Russia was signed giving financial support in the form of Russia...