GlobalPost: Will Ukraine tilt east or west?
This country has found itself uncomfortably in the news in recent months. The jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko sparked criticism from Europe and elsewhere, and resulted in speculation over whether the country might abandon its path toward integration with the European Union and instead cozy up with Vladimir Putin’s “Eurasian Union” — which would demand less on human rights and democracy. Read full text here.