The media both in Russia and West like to play up the East vs. West angle, which I believe is inaccurate. While there are foreign and cultural factors in Ukrain

The media both in Russia and West like to play up the East vs. West angle, which I believe is inaccurate. While there are foreign and cultural factors in Ukrainian politics, this is a much more boring story of corruption, mismanagement authoritarianism and human rights abuses of the current rule.