James Brooke: Can Ukraine’s two nations stay under one roof?
Pro-European Union opposition supporters attend a mass rally on Independence Square in Kiev on December 14, 2013. Ukraine's capital braced for a tense weekend on December 14 as supporters of President Viktor Yanukovych prepared to mount a massive rally right next to the camp of pro-EU protesters who demand his resignation. AFP PHOTO/ VASILY MAXIMOV
KYIV — To understand what is happening in Kyiv today, remember that Ukraine has a larger landmass in Europe than France, the largest nation of the European Union.
