Dependence Day: A generation after the Soviet Union fell, Ukraine is a ruined proxy of the West

RT 1 min read 4 hours ago


<img alt="Preview" align="left" style="margin-right: 10px;" src="https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2026.08/thumbnail/6a8c68cd203027667e42b41f.jpg" /> After the USSR, Ukraine could have bridged East and West. Instead, corruption, nationalism and Western meddling left it broken <br/><a href="https://www.rt.com/news/644593-ukraine-west-dependence-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS">Read Full Article at RT.com</a>