Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Ukraine Civil War And The Involvement Of Russia

Map: "Novorossiya" and Eastern Ukraine

Putin's New Russia: What the Future May Hold for Eastern Ukraine -- Benjamin Bidder, Markus Feldenkirchen, Marc Hujer and Matthias Schepp, Deutshe Welle

The fragile cease-fire in Ukraine appears to be holding, but President Vladimir Putin still has the upper hand. Increasingly, it looks like he intends to establish a Russian protectorate in eastern Ukraine.

In the morning, when he drives from his apartment across from the German Embassy to his office in the Kiev city hall, everything seems normal. Outdoor cafés are humming with activity and wind surfers make their way to the shores of the Dnieper River.

Kiev, these days, feels like a city enjoying an eternal summer, as long as one ignores the enormous poster hanging at Euromaidan square in the city center. "Pray for Ukraine," it reads. One also has to look away from the old buses used by the Ukrainian army to ferry its soldiers and reserves to the front. They are part of the last contingent Kiev has to offer.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Ukraine Civil War And The Involvement Of Russia

Tough decision ahead on status of eastern Ukraine -- Deutsche Welle
Ceasefire an enormous step forward, gives hope for political solution in Ukraine -- RT
AP Analysis: Putin Pins His Hopes to Ukraine Truce -- AP
Time to end the bloody Ukraine conflict -- Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Washington Post
Interfering in Ukraine Is Risky Business for Russia -- John Lough, Moscow Times
Ukraine crisis must not herald a new cold war -- Want China Times editorial
Russia takes, NATO blinks — an invitation to Putin -- George Will, New York Post
Want to Help Ukraine? Stop Accepting Its Stolen Cash -- Oliver Bullough, Foreign Policy
Putin's Crimea Is a Big Anti-Gay Casino -- Anna Nemtsova, Daily Beast
Should NATO Be Helping Ukraine Face Russia? -- New York Times