Ukraine - A burning divide

Ukraine has a new government, but Western leaders should be very careful about what they wish for, argues Geoff Roberts

Western leaders in the US and Europe are triumphant about the upheaval in the Ukraine which has led to the overthrow of the country’s pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovich.

They hope this turn of events will create a pro-western Ukraine to be eventually integrated into both the EU and NATO. They are also glad to take the wind out of the sails of Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin who has had a good run of diplomatic successes recently, ranging from brokering a deal on the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons, to hosting the successful Winter Olympics in Sochi.