Ukraine and Russia: Politics and Conflict in a Post-Soviet World on February 4, 2010
Posted on January 4, 2010 | Filed Under Past Events
As seen in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL on
January 27, 2010: “Ukraine Needs the West’s Support“
One of the largest countries in Europe and a critical transportation point for natural gas from Russia, Ukraine has long been a centerpiece in the struggle for influence in the post-Soviet region.
Now, fractured politics and a disintegrating economy have strained relations with Russia and alarmed its European partners. Ukraine’s future largely hangs on a February runoff when two rivals will go head to head for the Ukrainian Presidency.
Will a disillusioned public and a diminished economy force-out leaders of the Orange Revolution and allow Russia to regain its traditional leadership role in the region?
Join WACRI and DR. MARK KRAMER, Director of the Harvard Cold War Studies program and a Senior Fellow of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University on Thursday, February 4, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. for a timely program on politics and conflict in a post-Soviet world.
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