Day: 24 February 2014

Ukraine: Handle With Care

February 24, 2014 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

Russia’s premier Dmitry Medvedev spoke some truth when he said that the new authorities in the Ukraine lacked legitimacy and had achieved power through an armed mutiny. These are not words western diplomats would use to describe what has happened, but nevertheless a legitimate government, albeit heavy handed and unpopular, having been properly elected in […]