For Ukraine, Weakness Could Be Its Greatest Strength

January 21, 2015 Topic: Foreign AidSecurity Region: Ukraine

For Ukraine, Weakness Could Be Its Greatest Strength

If Kyiv assumes that Western leaders consider Ukraine too strategically important to let fail, then they will likely be in for an unpleasant surprise. It must clearly make its present difficulties an asset—not a weakness. 

Samuel Charap is a Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Tymofiy Mylovanov is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh and Member of the Editorial Board of VoxUkraine.

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