Can Ukraine Be Saved?
A tentative settlement in Ukraine has been reached, following mediation by EU foreign ministers, with a promise of early elections. But such settlements have been proposed before, and, given the surge in state violence, no agreement is likely to gain broad acceptance without the immediate departure of President Viktor Yanukovich.
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KYIV – Acrid black smoke hangs in the air and stings the eye in much of central Kyiv, where state repression is dampening hope of resolving Ukraine’s political crisis. With a truce between the government and the opposition shattered only hours after it came into effect, and with dozens of people reported killed in recent days, any hope for an end to the country’s deepening civil disorder appears to be fading fast.