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Westward shift by Ukraine would be momentous event

By JohnThor Dahlburg
Published February 25, 2014 1:50pm ET
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Westward shift by Ukraine would be momentous event
Ukrainian opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk, left, and Ukrainian lawmaker and chairman of the Ukrainian opposition party Udar (Punch), former WBC heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, foreground center, during their talks with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, foreground right, during their talks in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014.The head of the European security organization, OSCE is proposing the establishment of an international contact group to support Ukraine in its difficult transition period.(AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, Pool) | Andrew Kravchenko

BRUSSELS (AP) — A firm course change in Ukraine — westward and turning away from Moscow — would have momentous consequences for the balance of power in Europe.

The move would propel the continent’s second-largest country into the orbit of the 28-nation European Union rather than Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin.

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