The diplomatic efforts of the West to find a political solution to the Ukraine conflict have reached an impasse. Implementation of the terms of the Minsk agreement—far-reaching autonomous rights for the Donbas in return for a withdrawal of Russian arms and troops, the holding of regional elections under international supervision, and Ukrainian control of the border with Russia—has come to a standstill.Not even the exchange of prisoners is proceeding. There are continual violations of the ceasefire, and every day brings new reports by the Ukrainian army of deaths and injuries. Russian weapons and fighters continue to flood into the Donbas, …read more
Source: Atlantic Council