“Donbass is a Heart of Russia” (1920’s poster) By Michael Averko Re: http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougbandow/2014/12/01/the-battle-for-ukraine-u-s-and-russia-must-find-an-exit-if-not-stage-a-reset/ Before the overthrow of Yanukovych, it’s fair to say that the EU and US had more of a pre-1914 geopolitical attitude towards Ukraine than Russia, for the reason that I note further below. The current predicament sees a post-Soviet Russia recognizing that there’s more to the world … Continue reading A Rejoinder to Doug Bandow and Stephen Kotkin