Anders Aslund and John Herbst: Take it to the next level – create a Biden-Poroshenko commission
US Vice President Joe Biden (L) greets people during his meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko prior to talks in Kiev on Dec. 7, 2015. Joe Biden is in Ukraine for a three-day working visit.
Ukraine has made great strides in the last two years. The democratic and pro-Western Ukrainian leaders that gained power in February 2014 have returned democracy to Ukraine and have conducted three free and fair elections at all levels of power. The Ukrainian nation has come together and successfully defended itself against Russian aggression. After two years of decline caused by Russian warfare, the economy appears to have bottomed out.
