Note to Russia: Ukraine Would Be Better Off Going It Alone

... and eastern Europe. In the main, Russia’s coercive tactics against the Yushchenko government yielded some results: the Orange Revolution’s momentum subsided, and Viktor Yanukovich came to power in 2010. Ukraine’s new president, who was ... ... businesses of Ukrainian oligarchs, who have been calling for European integration, in an effort to corral Ukraine into Kremlin-led Eurasian Union. Short-sighted and quintessentially imperialistic, this policy will push Ukraine even further from Russia instead ...