- Russia strives to stop Ukraine’s European integration. The Kremlin has enough gal to amend the base agreement “Ukraine – The EU,” trying to remove so-called “risks for Russia” from the document. The worst thing is that a trilateral meeting (Ukraine, Russia, the EU) has already been appointed in Brussels on September 12 to discuss the implementation of the Association Agreement. EU Commissioner for Trade Karel de Gucht confirmed this in Minsk. Mr. Gucht was very flattering towards the “terrorist #1,” stating: “I believe that we are able to find a solution for so-called trade difficulties which arise as a result of the implementation of the Association Agreement…” Down goes the curtain.
- For sated Europe to continue being agreeable to the demands made by “terrorist #1,” Vladimir Putin made it clear that they would cut off gas to EU countries. In order not to present long quotes courtesy of Mr. Putin, I will retell their essence: Russia cannot carry out its duty for transit because Ukraine filed a plaint against “Gazprom.”
- #Crimeaisours is not on the agenda, Putin’s gang is no longer concerned with the risks that someday the peninsula might return to Ukraine. The Russian Federation understands that the Customs Union without Ukraine is ineffective. Putin doesn’t need the “Russian world” but export markets, a buffer zone with the EU and renewed influence on Europe.
- Our real allies are the EU and Britain. Their principles remain principles despite of the change in the consumer conjuncture.
- The old world, the base countries of the European community are more concerned with their ratings before the elections that democracy on the continent or the fight against state terrorism. Therefore it is better for them to send Ukraine to the Asian world, force Kyiv to buy Russian gas on prices that are twice as high than enter confrontation with the Russian Federation, and to by American shale gas instead of Russian gas.
