West faces daunting task to rescue Ukraine after uprising


  • World
  • Sunday, 23 Feb 2014

PARIS (Reuters) - Western nations face a daunting task to help stabilise a near bankrupt Ukraine after a popular uprising toppled its Russian-backed president, and will need to placate a wounded Moscow.

The biggest challenge falls to the European Union, which helped broker an end to violent repression in Kiev last week, after Ukrainians rebelled against President Viktor Yanukovich.

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