Sunday, March 30, 2014

U.S. and Russia: “resolving” Ukraine crisis?

U.S. and Russia: “resolving” Ukraine crisis?  This article's headline is US and Russia ‘Closer’ to Resolving Ukraine Crisis, and when you read the content you'll find that's a fair characterization.

What I find remarkable here is that the U.S. is the main party to the negotiations for a resolution.  The Ukrainians are almost an afterthought, and the European Union is basically excluded.  The superpowers (or superpower wannabes) are dividing up the world again.  This kind of meddling in another country's destiny always seems to lead, eventually, to war.

I just saw a tweet from Estonia's president Ilves expressing similar concerns.

Apparently it is impossible for politicians to learn from history...

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