Alexander J. Motyl: Why reintegrating the Donbas is suicide for Ukraine
A photo taken on Feb. 4, 2016 shows Ukrainian servicemen manning a closed checkpoint in the village of Zaitseve, some 35 kilometres (20 miles) north of the Donetsk.
If you’re wondering why the Minsk peace process isn’t leading to peace, look no further than a recent interview with Vladislav Inozemtsev, a highly respected Russian economist and director of the Center for the Study of Postindustrial Society in Moscow. The bottom line—surprise, surprise!—is this: Vladimir Putin doesn’t want peace. He wants to make Ukraine into a permanent backwater state dependent on the Kremlin.
