Christian F. Trippe: No Olympic truce in Ukraine

The Russian embassy in Kyiv is deserted, diplomats have been withdrawn, and only security guards are holding out: Only recently the appointment of a new Russian Ambassador to Ukraine failed because the Ukrainian government blocked it. Moscow, in turn, has not seen any ambassador from Kyiv for months. Effectively, there are currently no diplomatic ties between the two nations - although there has never been something like a formal severance of relations.