QUIETER TIMES: A woman walks past a church in the early morning in Kiev, Ukraine, March 31. Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg
Ukraine is in the middle of a presidential election campaign in which its larger neighbor plays an outsize role.
The war with Russia-backed separatists, which has lasted five years and claimed 13,000 lives, weighs heavily on the race, as do fears of Moscow’s interference. Three months ago, Ukraine’s Central Electoral Commission shut down polls at its five Russian consulates – 3 million Ukrainians live in Russia, so those wishing to vote must travel to Ukraine or consulates elsewhere. Read More
