An armed pro-Russian separatist stands in front of a building damaged by shelling in Donetsk, August 2014. (Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin)
On Tuesday, The Nation’s Stephen Cohen joined The John Batchelor Show to discuss the latest violence in Ukraine, and how it might affect the diplomacy process. One of the major issues, Cohen said, was the continued violation of the so-called Minsk accords, signed during diplomacy talks in September 2014. “What we’ve seen…is an extraordinary rapid re-militarization,” Cohen said. “A lot has changed, and for the worse.… it’s hard to find a lot of hope.”
—Naomi Gordon-Loebl
Stephen F. CohenStephen F. Cohen is a professor emeritus of Russian studies and politics at New York University and Princeton University. A Nation contributing editor, his most recent book, War With Russia? From Putin & Ukraine to Trump & Russiagate, is available in paperback and in an ebook edition. His weekly conversations with the host of The John Batchelor Show, now in their seventh year, are available at www.thenation.com.