Ukraine now stands at an important juncture.
The New York Times: Ukraine’s troubling trends
Catherine Ashton, Hillary Clinton.
It has been 21 years since Ukraine gained its independence from the Soviet Union. Since then, Ukrainians have made much progress on reforming and modernizing their country. Ukraine has also become an important partner on a number of pressing global and regional issues, from nuclear nonproliferation to food security and the settlement of protracted conflicts.
