Russia's War Against Ukraine
Mark Adomanis: No matter what happens in the east, Ukraine is going to default
Much attention is understandably being paid to Russia’s provocative actions in Eastern Ukraine, where Moscow-linked separatists have occupied government buildings and announced the creation of independent “people’s republics.” While there wasn’t much enthusiasm for the Euromaidan in Kharkov, Lugansk, and Donetsk it seems fairly obvious that the violent unrest of the past several weeks is the deliberate creation of Moscow, which is doing its very best to stir up trouble both to weaken the new government in Kiev and to give itself a pretext for military intervention should it be deemed necessary.