If Ukraine turns away from the Minsk Agreement, there will be no Western leverage to put pressure on Russia.


Halya Coynash a journalist and member of the Kharkiv Human Rights Group.
If Ukraine turns away from the Minsk Agreement, there will be no Western leverage to put pressure on Russia.

Soviet-style tactics of intimidation and harassment of pro-Ukraine activists and Tatars in Crimea co
![Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea in mid-August [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20148207922605734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Russia alleges human rights violations in Ukraine, but forgets about its own horrid track record.
![Russia's foreign ministry has published a report purporting to detail human rights violations in Ukraine since November 2013 [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014510102913169734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Is the Russian leadership fomenting ideological links with some far-right European parties?
![Separatists have occupied administrative buildings in a number of regions in eastern Ukraine [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20144161553510734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)