Edward Lucas: Ukraine’s pain is Europe’s shame
Ukrainian protesters sit around a bonfire during an opposition rally in Independence Square in Kiev on December 4, 2013. Ukraine's three former presidents made an unexpected joint show of support for the mass protests over a rejected deal with the EU, increasing the pressure on President Viktor Yanukovych to give concessions to the demonstrators. AFP PHOTO/ VASILY MAXIMOV
CEPA Senior Fellow Edward Lucas provides his take on how the Eastern Partnership’s conceptual flaws undermined its potential for success from the beginning. Making a compelling case for why Ukraine and the EaP matter within Europe’s broader geopolitical dynamics, Lucas calls for a rethink of the West’s policy toward the post-Soviet countries and Russia.
