KYIV — The new ceasefire agreement for Ukraine was signed in Minsk almost one year to the day after Russian troops — their faces masked, their military insignias removed — invaded Crimea. In the interim, thousands of Ukrainians have been killed, and hundreds of thousands more have been turned into refugees in their own country. Russian President Vladimir Putin, determined to restore by force the sphere of influence once held by the Russian/Soviet empire, has shredded the rules that have ensured peace in Europe — indeed, in much of the world — for three generations.
While Russia was launching its bid …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
