The Resolve of Ukraine in the War of Independence

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There's no sense of, I think, defeatism. Having said that, there is possibly a sense of pragmatism around the kinds of deals that may need to be struck later on. Publicly politicians and some leaders are saying our aim is clear. 1991 borders, restoring Ukraine's full territorial integrity. Arkady: There are a lot of people who are worried that the expectations have been set too high.

Our Russia and defence editors travelled to the capital, finding a city largely back to normal. They ask both civilians and the country’s top brass about Ukraine's position—and its future. China’s population-control measures worked perhaps too well, yet even an incipient labour-market crisis is not changing resistance to immigration. And the issues with America’s springtime rattlesnake round-ups.

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