... start of the dramatic events of the Maidan in Kiev that engendered a profound crisis in Russia’s relations with both Ukraine and the West. This is not a short period of time:... ... of economic and technical cooperation. The questions of Ukraine joining the EU and NATO will, however, be regularly delayed to some ever more distant future, and major... ... confrontation between Russia and the West. The economic sanctions of the United States and the European Union will be retained and expanded. An arms race will start in Europe without...
... and what it all means for the future of Ukraine have reached fever pitch. The recent NATO Summit in Warsaw, the attempted coup in Turkey, the complicated dynamics of the... ... primarily on the consolidation of the NATO countries around the perception of the “Russian threat,” which is reflected in the comparison made between Russia’s... ... and strengthening political power will exacerbate relations between Turkey and the European Union, which are not in their best shape as it is, and that will push the country...
... “old Europe” sees this as an additional risk for the European Union which already has its hands full of problems. As ... ... make serious compromises to settle the crisis either.
Behind NATO’s aggressive rhetoric and John Kerry’s assurances ... ... concerning the future of Ukraine. While at the initial stage of the Ukrainian crisis there were
calls
for “a new Marshall Plan,... ... odious figures in the US establishment
called for,
“a Russian Vietnam” have failed. The reason is not only the ...
