Can Ukraine Gnaw Its Way Out of Trouble?
Whether this ceasefire or some future one proves durable, Ukraine must eventually make some very difficult decisions concerning its future. Above all, it must figure out a way of exiting the steel trap that has clamped down on its nether regions. The Crimean peninsula has already been sliced off. Should Ukraine sever another one of its own limbs in order to survive?
John Feffer, ContributorDirector, Foreign Policy In Focus and Editor, LobeLog; Author ...