Russia And Ukraine Move To Forge Better Relations

Volodymyr Zelensky shows his filled in ballot to the media at the Maritime Institute voting station in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 21, 2019. Photo: AFP/Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto

M.K. Bhadrakumar, DW: Russia and Ukraine make nice

The Obama-era geopolitics of the West goose-stepping to erect an iron curtain between Kiev and Moscow is no longer there.

Once you have scrambled the eggs, you’d better learn to like scrambled eggs. There are lessons learned and the behavior has changed. Resolving the Ukraine crisis poses such a predicament.

However, in life everything is possible. With the election of Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the new president in Ukraine, things have become somewhat easier for Moscow and Kiev to recapture a past that can never quite be the same again.

With 20/20 hindsight, Moscow was quietly pleased with the outcome of the Ukraine elections on April 21, which catapulted Zelenskiy to power with an overwhelming mandate of 73% of the votes. There were significant undercurrents.

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WNU Editor: The German and French governments are also sensing change is in the air, and they want to get involved .... Germany's Maas hopes for peace in eastern Ukraine under new leader (DW). What's my take. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy won the election on the promise of ending the war and forging better relations with Moscow. His mandate was supported by 73% of the electorate, with support from the Russian-Ukrainian regions reaching almost 90%. He better not disappoint his supporters.