Russia's War Against Ukraine
OP-ED
Vitaliy Portnikov: In escalator of war, Ukraine going up, Russia going down
Pro-Russian separatists attend a rally marking the first anniversary of their withdrawal from Slavyansk in the Donetsk region on July 5, 2015. Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed when a landmine exploded in the separatist east, a military spokesman said, as clashes raged on despite a four-month truce. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER GAYUK
Ukraine will end 2015 with its worst ever rate of economic growth. Vladimir Putin might be feeling triumphant. No wonder he tirelessly “poured gasoline” on Ukraine, annexed Crimea, and started slaughtering people on Donbas. Now everyone can see for themselves what Maidan must really mean. If you go out to protest, then your territory will be taken away, you’ll see war, your national currency will fall. But where there are no protests, life is just fine for the docile and responsible…
