Alexander J. Motyl: Ukraine’s August blues
A resident reacts outside his house damaged in shelling between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in the village of Oktybrskiyi in the Donetsk Oblast on Aug. 2.
August is when most of Europe closes down, as people dash to their country homes or head for resorts. Beaches overflow; fun becomes mandatory. A perfect tan is all that matters. What a wonderful time to forget that the war in eastern Ukraine will continue to rage, perhaps even intensify.
