Russian Separatism Gains Ground In Eastern Ukraine -- Time
After Russia's de facto annexation of Crimea, questions loom over the status of other parts of Ukraine where many remain sympathetic to Russia
Andrey Serdiuk, a miner, had set up shop about 16 km north of Donetsk, on the highway leading to Luhansk, right next to a traffic-police station. He and about a dozen other men, some of them clad in bright safety vests, some in track suits and some in military fatigues, had come here from nearby towns, he said, to stop Ukrainian army vehicles from reaching the Russian border. “If any of them come here, we’re ready to lie on the road to stop them from passing,” says Serdiuk.
But if tanks bearing the Russian tricolor were ever to come from the opposite direction, Serdiuk made clear, he and his men would be happy to see them through.
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My Comment: To their credit .... the interim government in Kiev is stepping back from their promise of imposing anti-Russian laws. Unfortunately .... the damage has already been done .... and for many in the eastern part of the country where Russian is the predominant language .... they have lost confidence in Ukraine's political system. I personally believe that there is a chance of some accommodation being reached .... but the central government better move fast because support for separatism is growing.
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