Steelworkers in Unlikely Bid to Bring Order to Eastern Ukraine

Can money buy peace in Ukraine?

Thousands of Ukrainian steelworkers have hit the streets in eastern Ukraine, working to bring normalcy back to towns that have been overrun by pro-Russian separatists.

The steelworkers are employees of Metinvest and DTEK, two companies that are run by Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest man, the New York Times reports. There are nearly 20,000 of them — far outnumbering the militants, who haven't been seen in days.

Akhmetov, it seems, has decided it is time to protect his assets in the region. And as a result, the steelworkers are rooting out the militants, taking down barricades and generally keeping the peace — all without firing a shot. Read more...