NEW YORK TIMES: A former Ukrainian president warned on Wednesday that the country is now on “the brink of civil war,” and Russia added to the gloom by announcing the suspension of its financial aid package, which was all that had been keeping Ukraine solvent.
Leonid M. Kravchuk, Ukraine’s president from 1991 to 1994, issued his warning while offering his services to Parliament in mediating negotiations between the government and opposition leaders on overhauling the Constitution to weaken the power of President Viktor F. Yanukovych.
But Parliament halted work for the evening without voting on the constitutional change or another measure to assuage tension… (more)
EDITOR: If the gangsters are to be thrown out of government, it must be quick. Because once the Winter Olympics are over, we can expct Vladimir Putin to threaten to send troops to restore Russian influence in the country.
