Adrian Karatnycky: Into and out of the abyss in Ukraine
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (R) speaks after attending with the government ministers a no confidence vote at the parliament in Kiev on February 16, 2016. Ukraine's embattled Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk survived a no confidence vote in his government on February 16 that came just hours after the president asked him to stand down. The motion to oust the pro-Western government leader collected only 194 of a required 226 votes in Ukraine's 450-seat parliament.
For most of this week and last, Ukraine’s ruling political elite appeared to be doing what it does best: behaving irresponsibly.