Russia's War Against Ukraine
OP-ED
Olin Wethington: A view of Ukraine’s elections from Donetsk
Election Day in Sloviansk on Oct. 26. Sloviansk is a city of over 100,000 mostly Russian-speaking people that was recaptured by the Ukrainian army in July from pro-Russian separatists.
The people of Ukraine went to the polls on Oct. 26 and voted overwhelmingly to continue the process launched by the Maidan movement. The results could fairly be interpreted as an overwhelming endorsement of economic reform and integration with the European Union, and a call to end corruption and resist Russian territorial encroachment and separatist violence. Rising above the campaign noise, the rallying cry of "Slava Ukraina" or "Glory to Ukraine" could clearly be heard in all parts of the country.
