... point dangerously close to civil war. National unity and reconciliation may now be impossible, posing possibly the greatest challenge for Ukraine, a country just entering a critical period of transition and reform.
A New Generation of Heroes
The Euromaidan movement could have been a turning point for Ukraine. A moment to unite a divided population. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in protest against the corruption and abuse of power of the Yanukovych administration. What originated as a small peaceful protest against the refusal to sign the ...
In Eastern Ukraine, we are seeing an ingenious Russian plot unfold — for the second time. Russian servicemen, wearing no insignia, infiltrate into the area and, capitalising on marginal grassroots separatism, spark unrest. They establish control in a professional ...
... Any different reaction to yesterday’s clear, if unfair, results, will seem much too cynical even to Russians, who now — thanks to the lies seen on television —overwhelmingly believe that Putin is fighting to save Russian-speakers in Ukraine, put in real danger by the ‘fascists in Kiev’. The accession has, of course, been planned by the Kremlin — but it is hard to comprehend why.
From the beginning, Russia’s primary interest has been to maintain the ability ...
Believe the protest leader's story or not, the response of Ukraine's authorities is suspicious
Dmytro Bulatov, leader of AvtoMaidan, the motor wing of the Euromaidan protests, appeared on 30 January after 8 days in the dark. He claimed he had been kidnapped and severely tortured, then dumped in a forest to let die. He said he miraculously made it to a nearby village and from there, with the help of locals,...
