Ukraine’s Regional Shift: Realignments in Wartime and Beyond

Introduction 1

The Collapse of Russia’s Linguistic Foothold 2

Local Finances: Kyiv and the Rest 3

Interregional Comparisons 5

Labor Market: Shortage as Strategy 6

Transparency: A Country of Two Faces 8

Infrastructure and Investment: Mismatched Priorities 10

Local Politics: Post-Decentralization Backslide 12

Social Cohesion: Geography of Displacement 14

Conclusion: Managing the Shift or Losing the Center 15

About the Authors 19

Notes 21

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 27