The war in eastern Ukraine is in a state of ceasefire, but if the past seven months are any indication, this halt in hostilities won’t spell the end of the most severe geopolitical crisis between Russia and the west since the end of the Cold War. In the economic and diplomatic realm, Russia is attempting to choke off Ukraine’s supply of natural gas as the EU and the US ratchet up sanctions on Moscow. And the fight continues on the battlefield, in spite of the ceasefire — seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a separatist attack on Sept. 29, at …read more
Source: Business Insider
