Chenoy, Anuradha M. creator text xu| 2014 continuing ng p.24-26. The West - the European Union and the United States - has shown no qualms in supporting a coup led by ultranationalists to achieve geopolitical aims in Ukraine. The Russian actions in the semi-autonomous region of Crimea may be illegal de jure, but seem driven by the need to counter the West's influence in the Country's "near abroad". As things stand, the events portend to a far from ideal conclusion to the Ukrainian crisis. - Reproduced. Conflict resolutions Economic and Political Weekly 180718