CLEAN : Sanctions offer leverage with Ukraine expe

The transcript discusses the political situation in Ukraine, focusing on the EU and US leverage over the regime through sanctions targeting financial backers. It highlights the authoritarian strategies of President Yanukovych, including attempts to suppress civic protests and avoid constitutional reforms. The potential impacts of sanctions, such as asset freezes and visa bans, are explored. The conflict is characterized by clashes between pro-civil protesters and police, with no indication of a civil war due to the lack of internal fighting among Ukrainians.

What strategy is being used by the EU and the US to influence the political situation in Ukraine?

• Humanitarian aid

• Military intervention

• Diplomatic negotiations

• Economic sanctions

What are some potential actions mentioned that could be taken against members of the ruling party in Ukraine?

• Providing them with financial aid

• Granting them diplomatic immunity

• Freezing their assets

• Offering them asylum

Why is the level of violence in Ukraine described as unprecedented?

• Because of the involvement of foreign troops

• Due to the scale of civic protests

• Because of the ruling party's failure to negotiate

• Due to the use of nuclear weapons

What constitutional change did President Yanukovych make after coming to power?

• He reduced his own powers

• He changed the constitution to increase his powers

• He increased the powers of the Parliament

• He abolished the constitution

Why is the conflict in Ukraine unlikely to turn into a civil war?

• The government has surrendered

• Ukrainians are not fighting each other

• The opposition has no support

• Because of international peacekeeping forces