The situation in Ukraine, especially in the capital Kiev, is very much in flux and evolving hour by hour. After several days of deadly violence, an interim government is now trying to get things under control.
They have also issued an arrest warrant for the fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych, whose whereabouts remains unknown, and today have asked the International Criminal Court for its help.
Elections are scheduled for May, although there is a possibility, remote seemingly, that Russia may intervene, especially in the Crimean Peninsula where it has a major naval base. The Russian Ambassador to Canada stated just hours ago, that Russia has no intention of any military intervention in Ukraine.
Marko Stech offers his insight into the situation. He is executive director of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, and a lecturer in Ukrainian Studies at York University in Toronto.
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