Ukraine is a country caught in a political tug of war: looking East to Russia and West to the European Union, this pivotal Nation has long been a pawn in a global ideological game.
In Ukraine: A Nation on the Borderland , Karl Schl gel presents a picture of a country which lies on Europe\'s borderlan.
And since Russia\'s annexation of Crimea in March 2014 in response to the Ukrainian Euromaidan protests against oligarchical corruption, the game has become one of life and death.
Ukraine is a country caught in a political tug of war: looking East to Russia and West to the European Union, this pivotal Nation has long been a pawn in a global ideological game