Russia's War Against Ukraine
Linas Linkevičius: Security before politics in eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists soldiers withdraw their tanks from position near town of Novoazovsk in Donetsk Oblast. (Photo AFP)
Imagine elections with a single party, one media outlet and no credible international monitors. Imagine that half of the electorate has fled and been rendered ineligible to vote. It’s an undemocratic, unfair and illegitimate scenario, but that’s what elections in Donbass will look like if Ukraine is pushed to deliver on political reforms before Moscow lives up to its obligations.
