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> Kiev, the only European city in the bottom ten, performs better for health care and education but has a low stability score due to Ukraine’s ongoing conflict with Russia.

What? What is "low stability"?

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Risk of war with Russia.

Risk of small stakes in the RussiaVsWestEuropUsia?

You might just be a useful statistic in the global real-politik with that sort of thinking...

Can anyone in Kiev confirm whether this is what local people feel, or is this just the way the west sees it?

I can. Many friends have left during last year or so. Not sure if this is the only reason, mostly it's just a wish to find a better place to live and raise kids.

Seems like an overdramatization. I'm not from Kiev but I do live in a Ukraine and I don't see many people finding this a problem. I also have a plenty of friends from Kiev, none of which plan to move out anytime soon; and certainly not because of the war situation.

There's no political or military tension like in the middle-east, and the risk of actual full-blown war with Russia is too small to affect the daily lives of people.

Some people move to other countries like Poland, but the main reason behind that is the better education and work opportunities.

I just returned from Kiev. There is a certain degree of uncertainty that local people feel, but it's mostly related to weak local economy rather than the war. It surprises me that The Economist rated the city so low -- as long as you stay in its central part it's a very nice European city -- beautiful, clean, with lots of cafes and restaurants and decent public transit.

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