Putin's Ukraine Is in Slow Motion Escaping Russia's Grasp

Ukraine is in slow motion escaping russia's grasp, writes Trennit. Russian leaders have regarded ukraine as fundamentally tied to moscow., he says. Partly he sees nado creating a defactor alliance with kieb,. But putin must be aware that this is a moment of russian strength at a time when there is a growing energy crisis around the world," adds Tren Nit. He speculates that if moscow's negotiations with nedor were to fail, russia might recognize the two eastern ukranian provinces of dones and luhansk where separatists have already proclaimed peoples republics.