On July 1, President Petro Poroshenko made public the draft amendments to Ukraine’s Constitution, regarding decentralization of the country’s administrative-territorial system (Kyiv Post, July 1). The amendments redefine the relationship between Ukraine’s central government and the administrative-territorial units on three levels (province, district, community), devolving competencies from the higher to the lower levels. The changes … Continue reading Ukraine’s constitutional reform precludes federalization or special status for Donbas