In the eye of the storm
Eastern approaches 2014-04-23
Summary:
Sergo repaints "For the Motherland" on old tanks in Donetsk
As the drums of war beat louder a strange lull has descended on Ukraine’s eastern region of Donbas. In the regional capital Donetsk, offices are open, workmen mow the grass in the park and by the city’s main war memorial a man repaints the words “For the motherland” on a second world war tank.
But meanwhile in Kiev Joe Biden, the American vice president, pledged support and $58m of aid to the Ukrainian government, while Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, ramped up the rhetoric against it. Mr Biden accused Russia of “provocative behaviour” and of directly supporting the anti-Ukrainian insurrection in the east of the country. He demanded that Russia “stop talking and start acting” to end the crisis.
On April 17th the United States, Russia, the European Union and Ukraine signed an Continue reading