Alternate Narratives Continue to Compete Over Ukraine As Russia Maintains Pressure

• Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov wrote with a straight face: “It’s not Russia that is destabilising Ukraine.” The Russians even go as far as saying that removing their stooges from Ukrainian government buildings could lead to a civil war.

• Kiev Post: Kharkiv settles down, while pro-Russian separatists still hold buildings in Luhansk, Donetsk.