So far, this series on the Minsk agreements (part one, part two, part three) has focused on how Ukrainian liberals critiqued them. Now we will examine the struggle in Ukrainian society over Minsk. After 2014, leftwing forces were made illegal and social democratic forces (the remnants of the Party of Regions) were restricted in various ways on grounds of being a ‘pro-Russian fifth column’. Only one force interested in a cessation of military hostilities and a weakening of the middle class maidanite liberals remained – the Ukrainian industrial oligarchy.
Excellent analysis! Many thanks on what Minsk means for Ukraine!!