A New Ukraine

Could the recent, apparently successful, revolt in parts of the Ukraine herald the creation of two new states, one with allegiance to Europe, governed from Kiev, and the other with fealty to Russia, ruled from Kharkiv? A split along these lines would make sense as the majority of the population of Ukraine near Russia is now comprised of ethnic Russians, whose families often settled there when Ukraine was part of the former Soviet Union. I frankly worried that Putin might have intervened militarily to keep Moscow's ally "President" Viktor Yankovych in power in Kiev, but it appears that Russia is going to show restraint in this instance. In any event, the world is seeing a new Ukraine emerge or perhaps even two new states born out of the shell of the former Ukraine.