David Frum : Democracy failed in Russia and a top officer of KGB , Vladimir Putin , became president . Under extreme Russian pressure , the Ukrainian president -- the very same man whose election fraud triggered the Orange Revolution nine years ago -- has repudiated his own treaty , and his country 's best hopes . Frum : Putin and his coterie want to resurrect Soviet Union and want to keep Ukraine in thrall . They are not interested in democracy or human rights. Ukrainians want to enter EU and lessen dependence on Russia ; Putin fighting to stop it . He says Ukrainian protests met with brutal suppression ; time for U.S. to pay attention .
David Frum : Democracy failed in Russia and a top officer of KGB , Vladimir Putin , became president . Frum : Putin and his coterie want to resurrect Soviet Union and want to keep Ukraine in thrall . They are not interested in democracy or human rights. Ukrainians want to enter EU and lessen dependence on Russia ; Putin fighting to stop it . He says Ukrainian protests met with brutal suppression ; time for U.S. to pay attention .