谁来解救乌克兰：西方还是俄罗斯？
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ukrainian">Ukrainian</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="geostrategic">geostrategic</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Crimean">Crimean</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="March">March</span> 16 <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="maneuvers">maneuvers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="behave">behave</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="superpower">superpower</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="impunity">impunity</span>-<span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="backyard">backyard</span>-<span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="pushes">pushes</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="confrontation">confrontation</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="discontent">discontent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="disastrous">disastrous</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fomented">fomented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="dissent">dissent</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bloody">bloody</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ousted">ousted</span> <span word="Crimean">Crimean</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Viktor">Viktor</span> <span word="Yanukovych">Yanukovych</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="consolidated">consolidated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="Yanukovych">Yanukovych</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p><span word="Beyond">Beyond</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="maneuvers">maneuvers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bail">bail</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ukrainian">Ukrainian</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>? <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="bailout">bailout</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>.</p><p><span word="Stated">Stated</span> <span word="simply">simply</span>, <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1991, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="briefly">briefly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="liberalize">liberalize</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="jettisoned">jettisoned</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="oligarch">oligarch</span> <span word="model">model</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="evolving">evolving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shrunk">shrunk</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p>
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