EuroMaidan Revolution
Jim Hoagland: A struggle for moral authority in Ukraine
A protester warms himself near a fire at a tent camp of the Ukrainian opposition on the Independence Square during a non-stop protest in Kiev on December 20, 2013. EU chair Lithuania hit out Friday at Kiev, saying the European Union remained open to signing a partnership accord with Ukraine but \"not necessarily\" with Viktor Yanukovych's government. \"Europe is open for Ukrainian people but not necessarily to this government,\" said Lithuanian leader Dalia Grybauskaite, who holds the rotating presidency of the European Union. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY
Round Two of the strategic tug-of-war between the European Union and Russia overUkraine has gone to the Kremlin. But the political struggle at Europe’s eastern gates is not over. Europe must renew its support for Ukraine’s democratic forces not only for their sake but also to revitalize the European Union’s own flagging sense of purpose.
