Ukraine triumphed – but the popular vote suggested a more nuanced view of Russia than has often be assumedBy accident of geopolitics or diplomatic design, Ukraine has been largely absent from international headlines recently. The violence in the east has subsided; the government in Kiev has been in disarray, and Russia has been distracted by Syria. The Minsk-2 agreement limps along.But as Saturday night passed into Sunday morning, Ukraine bounced back into the spotlight. This was when Jamala, the country’s entrant in this year’s Eurovision song contest, was declared the winner; her song, 1944, was an elegy for her Tatar …read more
Source: The Guardian
