With Ukrainian troops attacking separatist-held government buildings in Slovyansk, and Moscow calling the action “criminal,” it’s no longer a question of will Russia respond.
How will Russia respond to Ukraine’s military show of force?
Saturday marks the 4th anniversary of the start of Ukraine’s Orange Revolution. The promise was Western-style democracy. But Ukrainians are losing confidence in that democracy and the leaders that helped usher it in.
Vice President Dick Cheney today met with leaders in Ukraine, one of the former Soviet states worried about Russia’s recent military actions. Cheney said the United States is committed to Ukraine’s security and freedom.
The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Kyiv (Kiev), the capital of Ukraine. Russian translator Marian Schwartz reads a short passage from “The White Guard,” Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel set in the city of Kyiv.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many Ukrainians left their country to find better jobs in the West, but now, some Ukrainians are reversing the pattern and are heading home because of new economic opportunities in Ukraine
President Bush promised today to help Ukraine in its efforts to join NAT) even though membership for the country is opposed by both France and Russia; Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Mychailo Wynnyckyj
