New Interim Leader for the Ukraine

With the former president of the Ukraine being forced out of office by MP’s on Saturday due to his rejection of the EU-Ukraine trading pack the new interim President, Oleksandr Turchynov, has stated that the country is looking for a “closer integration with the EU.” Turchynov has also stated that it is time that the country return to their European family counterparts. The interim President has also mentioned that he is ready to create a new relationship with Russia that coincides for the direction that the country desires to take. Russia has let their disapproval of the recent actions that have taken place in Kiev be known resulting in the U.S. responding by saying that the action taken by Parliament was legal and warned that a military response by Russia would not be tolerated. Susan Rice even went as far as saying that military intervention would be a “grave mistake”. Turchynov has informed Parliament that they have until Tuesday to create a new unity government with the desire to modernize the country and take it in the desired European direction. What seems to hold some back however is financial aid. Russia has offered a large amount of money to support the Ukraine if they take actions that Russia approves of with the lingering threat of the money being taken away if they do not comply. It will be interesting to see how this move towards modernization develops and hoe Russia's reaction will play out.