FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukrainian borderlands soaked with blood again*

Though the actual meaning of “Ukraine” is disputed, one commonly accepted meaning is “borderlands”. Another meaning is “country”. Like another border state, Poland, its strategic location means that it has been a bone of contention between East and West for centuries. Vladimir Putin Now the game is on again. Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, never accepted the result of the 2004/05 Orange Revolution. He believed — probably correctly &mdas…

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