The Russian-Ukrainian Conflict Seen from Kiev

Moscow has every intention of including Ukraine in its Eurasian Union, with one major playing card, namely the exchange of Kiev’s sovereignty for economic and financial advantages. Aside from what happened in Crimea, it is now the very integrity of the country that is at stake as well as the balance of power across Europe more generally. Although dialogue remains possible, this assumes that Russia can be prevented from unilaterally imposing its will on Ukraine.