Another Geopolitical Triumph For Vladimir Putin!

[David Morris]

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2014/06/another-geopolitical-triumph-valdimir-putin

>From the *Guardian*:
<http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/26/ukraine-european-union-trade-pact>

It was the document that started a revolution and ended up bringing Europe
to the brink of war. Ukraine's association agreement with the European
Union, a mainly economic document setting up a free trade area that
nevertheless has political and strategic ramifications, will finally be
signed on Friday.

Along with Georgia and Moldova, two other post-Soviet countries keen to
move out of Moscow's orbit, *Kiev will sign the deal with Brussels to
establish a free-trade area and introduce a raft of measures designed to
synchronise economies with EU nations,* as well as improve rule of law and
human rights.

Yep, that Putin is a geopolitical strategic mastermind, isn't he? Every
country on Russia's border is now hellbent on better economic and military
ties with the West. Nice work.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://waste.org/pipermail/pynchon-l/attachments/20140627/2d2d605a/attachment.html>