Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Mohammad Zahoor: Some suggested steps to a peaceful solution in Ukraine
A dancer in Ukrainian national costume performs during the opening ceremony of the \"Rapid Trident\" military exercises on September 15, 2014 near the western Ukrainian town of Yavoriv. US-led military exercises began in Ukraine on Monday after a day of deadly fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the restive east that has piled pressure on a shaky 10-day-old truce. AFP PHOTO/YURKO DYACHYSHYN
In my first blog for the Huffington Post earlier this Summer I outlined a number of suggestions which I hoped, if taken, might steer Ukraine away from all out war with Russia. At that point the new Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko had been in office for just six weeks and we had hopes that he would be able to achieve a peaceful solution to the crisis.