JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Indonesian proverb 'Lepas dari mulut harimau masuk mulut buaya' (literally out of a tiger’s mouth into a crocodile’s mouth) or its English equivalent 'Out of the frying pan into the fire' can help to understand the difficult situation facing Ukrainians today.
They are under threat of invasion from Russian President Vladimir Putin despite his repeated denials. The United States-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) has vowed to protect them, but the Western alliance is equally untrustworthy.