In this article we will analyze the Minorities in Ukraine phenomenon from different perspectives, with the aim of understanding its impact on contemporary society. Over the last decades, Minorities in Ukraine has been acquiring increasing relevance in various areas, generating debates and controversies around its meaning and consequences. From a historical, sociological, political, economic and cultural approach, we will explore how Minorities in Ukraine has shaped the way we relate, think and organize ourselves as a society. Likewise, we will examine different theories and studies that will help shed light on this phenomenon and its influence on people's daily lives. Through a deep and rigorous analysis, we aim to offer our readers a complete and enriching vision of Minorities in Ukraine and its implication in the current world.
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Minorities in Ukraine are, according to Financial Times, the biggest potential obstacle to the start of negotiations for the accession of Ukraine to the European Union. Large ethnic Russian (the largest ethnic minority in the country), Romanian (including Moldovans) and Hungarian minorities exist in Ukraine, and Romania and Hungary have striven for the minority rights of the minorities they respectively represent. Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán has threatened to veto Ukraine's process of EU accession numerous times over minority rights issues. Ukraine also has a small number of Poles, Jews, Armenians, Roma and other nationalities.
According to the 2021 law “On the Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine” the Crimean Tatars, Crimean Karaites and Krymchaks are the indigenous peoples of Ukraine.