First published on the Bordering on Lunacy blog on Sunday, 18 May 2014 For several weeks after the Donbas separatism movement erupted in early April, (seemingly out of nowhere, but as we all know actually out of Russia), the insurgency in eastern Ukraine seemed like a runaway steam locomotive hurtling inevitably towards the maiden of... Continue Reading →

First Posted on the Bordering on Lunacy blog on Thursday, 15 May 2014 With the presidential elections in Ukraine only ten days away, there are a few questions still up in the air, with not much sign of them hitting the ground before polling day. Here are some of them. Will the elections be able to... Continue Reading →