It seems like eastern Ukraine is half - way through a game of chess , writes CNN 's Tim Goodman . Lister : The new President 's message to the outside world will be equally critical , as he walks the tightrope between making Ukraine part of Europe -- the dream , still unrealized , that brought thousands onto the streets of Kiev in February -- and reassuring Russia that its interests in the neighborhood will be acknowledged . Civilians , whatever their allegiance , are suffering the consequences . The intentions of either side in this ongoing war of attrition are hard to work out , he writes . Lister : Creating peace is a long way off , writes Lister .
It seems like eastern Ukraine is half - way through a game of chess , writes CNN 's Tim Goodman . Lister : Civilians , whatever their allegiance , are suffering the consequences . The intentions of either side in this ongoing war of attrition are hard to work out , he writes . Lister : Creating peace is a long way off , writes Lister .