the west has only made things worse in ukraine
when democratic revolution triumphed in ukraine almost three years ago, western leaders embraced it openly and provided moral and proactive…
when democratic revolution triumphed in ukraine almost three years ago, western leaders embraced it openly and provided moral and proactive support to ukraine’s democratic forces and civil society. the west immediately recognized president poroshenko and prime minister yatseniuk as the country’s new rulers and sent an army of advisors and consultants to help build a new ukrainian state. pro-america officials from eastern europe and georgia comprised a significant number of top officials in the new government.
the u.s. helped secure a crucial imf loan for ukraine, saved it from default by helping to restructure ukraine’s foreign debt and took the exceptional step of providing government guarantees for the nation’s bond loans on the eurobond market in order to lower the rate.
politicians in washington almost three years later can’t hide their disappointment and irritation with the slow implementation of reforms in ukraine and …
