One year ago, on Mar.18 2014, President Vladimir Putin announced that he would annex Crimea. Two days later, the issue was brought before the Duma. The vote was overwhelmingly in support of Putin’s plan, a resounding 445 to 1. The lone vote against belonged to Ilya Ponomarev.
With the conflict in Ukraine showing little sign of coming to a peaceful resolution, Ponomarev is calling on the West take up a more active role in reforming Ukraine’s political system and supporting its economy. “The economic and political success of Kiev would be a major blow to the Kremlin’s narrative on Ukraine. The …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
