"Ukraine will likely undergo major political changes in 2016, during which the government will potentially replace Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk," the report stated. "Regardless of the prime minister's fate, a substantial Cabinet reshuffle is all but inevitable."
Stratfor argued that many Ukrainians, including ones in government, have become dissatisfied with because of a major economic crisis affecting the country, as well as the slow pace and ineffectiveness of reforms.
On January 31, the Self Reliance Party threatened to leave Ukraine's ruling coalition if the country’s parliament does not hold a no-confidence vote on Yatsenyuk.
"The Ukrainian government will have to make changes to survive, regardless," Stratfor concluded.
On Thursday, the head of the European Union delegation to Ukraine, Jan Tombinski, said Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will hold a meeting with ambassadors from the G7 group of countries to discuss the future of the Ukrainian government, as well as ongoing reforms.
