Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has staked his presidency on ending the war against Moscow-backed militants in Donbas region of eastern Ukraine in a manner that will not break his country apart or invite further Russian interference. This will be a tall order. Under the terms of the Minsk agreement, the internationally accepted framework for resolving the conflict, a settlement that both preserves Ukraine’s sovereignty and restores its territorial integrity is near impossible.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Foreign Affairs: The price of peace in Donbas
A Ukrainian soldier checks his smartphone during a nighttime combat duty near the town of Novoluhanske, eastern Ukraine, overnight into June 15, 2019.
