When the Iron Curtain fell, Poland and the Ukraine were in the same boat. The Polish set to work, adopted reforms and became the poster child for success in the former Eastern bloc. The Ukraine continued to stumble. The powerful became rich and quarreled heavily amongst each other. The situation was and remained hazy. Most people were only even aware of the Klitschko brothers.
But now, with a military conflict, the level of suffering seems to be spurring the need for change. The notion that a knight in shining armor, NATO, or the EU will come to the rescue has faded. …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
