Сдержать восточное обещание Европы

May 19, 2015 Yuliya Tymoshenko

КИЕВ – Многие годы экспансия Европейского Союза на восток казалась неудержимой. Но после вторжения России в Украину президент Владимир Путин, похоже, сумел положить конец усилиям Европы по установлению демократии, верховенства закона и открытой рыночной экономики на всем континенте.

Евросоюз не должен склоняться перед его запросами. Судьба Украины стала судьбой Европы. Путин хочет не просто остановить процесс укоренения европейских политических, гражданских и социальных норм в Украине, он хочет их отмены в Прибалтике, на Балканах, везде, где Европа стала политически уязвимой из-за экономического кризиса и/или демагогического популизма.

Рижский саммит «Восточного партнерства» ЕС может и должен продемонстрировать твердое намерение Европы защитить свое единство, безопасность и ценности перед лицом российской агрессии. И это должно быть сделано в форме конкретных шагов, а не просто официальных коммюнике, которые будут быстро забыты и которыми Кремль и его украинские прокси-сепаратисты пренебрегают.

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Юрий Железняк May 27, 2015

What happened in Ukraine is an attempt to do the impossible because of the lack of knowledge in the field of social anthropology - is an unprecedented case of manipulation of public opinion, resources for which were prepared for decades. Almost immediately after the end of World War II *.
The experiment ended mass psychosis, the consequences of which the population is experiencing seriously. Psychosis treated, coma particularly acute (violent) cases.
Never and nowhere in the world, it has not yet managed to build a viable state in the world which lay the basis of nationalism, because nationalism as the basis of ideology - it is nonsense, but above all it is a lie.

* There was an article in the same newspaper, the oldest US (The Nation), the cooperation of state structures the United States by the Nazis of the west Ukraine in order to achieve the desired goals of the experiment. (Seven Decades of Nazi Collaboration: America's Dirty Little Ukraine Secret)
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Allan Bleiken May 26, 2015

You would think that the deaths of more than 100 million people and two world wars in the last century would be enough for Europe. However, it appears Europe is hell bent on creating another war, using Russia as the excuse. Shame on everyone, especially the Americans, who are advocating for war in Europe.
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john Fahy May 24, 2015

Why this continious gong beating over the Ukraine?
This seems to be a Rerun of past European endeavours?
After all Russia has suffered the French, Germany and now it seems all are to be programmed to endeavour to attempt the same trick?
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W.J. van May 24, 2015

FDI's nowadays happen in markets with prospects of growth to serve local demand. There is no local demand in Ukraine. In addition there is no need for an increase of capacity to serve the declining European market. So why invest in Ukraine?
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Bruno Berewono May 23, 2015

I must confess i've been reading miss Yuliya's articles on PS and i among other things admires her passion and commitment to her motherland. She is a firebrand revolutionary who is ready to mobilised the ''forces of good'' (Europe) to help her country defeat their principal enemy personified by a certain Vladimir Putin. I don't know what exactly she did in her days as prime minister in the fight against corruption, greed and inequality but she is suddenly ready to steer her country in that direction should the EU requires that. The reality to me seems that Ukraine seems too high a burden to be borne by Europe after the debacle in Greece. So inspite of her fierce statements European leaders will thread cautiously since they already have a headache(Greece) and will not like to now add a migraine (Ukraine).
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Velko Simeonov May 20, 2015

Great propaganda peace. The poor folks ready to die for democracy rule of law and liberal values targeted by the vicious ruskies, my heart really is breaking if only there weren’t couple of minor yet important details that the author omitted (probably because they do not shed a good light on his own actions in the past). First, Ukraine is a failed state not because of the Russian aggression (yes that is NOW a major contributing factor), but primarily due to the complete failure of its people to create a functioning state. They instead created (willingly or not) a corrupt and inefficient state governed by corrupt administration and even more corrupt leaders, the author included, with a bunch of oligarchs who snapped any assets worth snapping, again the author included. Second failure of Ukraine will lead to no failure of the EU. Third, the faith of the world does not depend on the faith of Ukraine any more than it depends on the faith of Libya, Syria, Iraq or Egypt, they are all gone and the world is still standing. Sorry but Ukraine is just not that important other, than being a perfect tool to harass the Russian bear with. I am from an eastern European country and we all realized those unpleasant truths, its time for you to do the same and start moving forward.
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Petey Bee May 20, 2015

I really hope it works out for the people of the Ukraine, on both the pro-Russian and anti-Russian sides. They've been caught in the middle of an awful game played by the larger powers, just like the people of dozens of countries before them. The last thing they need is the IMF's business partners picking off the remaining public assets at fire-sale prices.
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John Brian Shannon May 20, 2015

Hi Yulia,

Many of us admire your tenacity and hope for the best possible future for the great people of Ukraine.

Please read my comment to your thoughtful essay at:

http://johnbrianshannon.com/geopolitics/ukraine/my-rebuttal-to-keeping-europes-eastern-promise-by-yulia-tymoshenko/

(My comment is far too long to post here in the comment section of ProSyn)

As always, very best regards, JBS
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Michael Public May 19, 2015

Where is the referendum in the east of Ukraine to see if they would in fact prefer to join Russia? As a fragile nation it may just be the smart thing to let that part of your country go. Then there will be peace and FDI will flow and you won't have to beg the EU for rail projects.
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Andrew Ivanov May 19, 2015

The meddling of Europe (and the USA) in Ukrainian affairs has brought about such terrible consequences that, God forbid, they keep their eastern promise.
- Curtis Carpenter May 20, 2015
  
  Perhaps we should show our respect for the past leaders of Ukraine (like Ms. Tymoshenko) and give them some credit for "meddling in Ukranian affairs" as well?
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