Anger at Russias actions is hardening. Yet our leaders should recognise that the west had its own role in Ukraines collapseUntil Thursday, the world was ready to let Ukraine fail: hollowed out by corruption, dismembered by Russia, given up on by western countries. The downing of flight MH17 has changed that.Visitors can be forgiven for not realising quite how wrecked Ukraine is. Kiev has all the car showrooms, restaurants and elegant architecture of a European capital, but last year Transparency Internationals Corruption Perceptions Index rated Ukraine 144th in the world, level with the Central African Republic. … …read more
Source: The Guardian
