The Patriot Post® · Deal Reached on Ukraine

The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, the EU and the United States met in Geneva Thursday and actually managed to agree on a deal to stop the violence and unrest plaguing Ukraine’s eastern regions. “Pro-Russian separatists” must pull out of government buildings they control, while Russia, in the words of Secretary of State John Kerry, is “absolutely prepared to begin to respond with respect to troops.” We suppose that’s mealy mouthed diplomatic jargon for withdrawing forces from the border. Ukraine’s interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk did not, however, sound convinced, noting that Russia had already virtually invaded eastern Ukraine and saying the deal would hardly be sufficient reversal, especially given that separatists say they don’t recognize the government of Ukraine. Not to worry, though; Kerry called the deal a “good day’s work.”