
The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has brought the world to the brink of a new Cold War As Russia & Ukraine tussle for Crimea & the eastern regions relations between Putin & the West have reached an all-time low How did we get here? Richard Sakwa here unpicks the story of Russo-Ukrainian relations & traces the path to the recent disturbances through the events which have forced Ukraine a country internally divided between East & West to choose between closer union with Europe or its historic ties with Russia As the first full account of the Ukraine crisis from the Euromaidan Protests to the catastrophe of MH17 & up to the October 2014 parliamentary elections Frontline Ukraine explains the origins developments & global significance of the internal & external battle for Ukraine With all eyes focused on the region Sakwa unravels the myths & misunderstandings of the situation providing an essential & highly-readable account of the struggle for Europe s contested borderlands