Editorial Board
How to Win Ukraine's Revolution
Much as many Ukrainians may want to celebrate, their country's more urgent challenge is to
avoid bankruptcy and civil war.
For most Ukrainians, the fall of President Viktor Yanukovych is as exhilarating as it is dangerous. Much as they may want to celebrate, the country's more urgent challenge is to avoid bankruptcy and civil war.
Averting catastrophe may sound like a modest goal. But it will require restraint and clarity from Ukraine's leaders and international partners alike -- commodities in rare supply during the brief 22 years since this country of 46 million gained its independence in the collapse of the former Soviet Union.