Minsk Revisited

... aspirations on the part of the involved countries. Ukraine sought to protect its sovereignty and to draw closer to the EU and NATO. Russia was trying to halt the eastward spread of Western security structures and to retain political leverage over Ukraine. France ... ... the public. It is crucial that Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France and the United States all be committed to this recalibrated Minsk agreement or Minsk II. Minsk II will need to lay out a rigorous ceasefire plan. In a chaotic area filled with paramilitary ...