Posted on 08/25/2014 1:26:25 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Germany’s Angela Merkel has said Ukraine is free to “go to” Russia’s “Eurasian Union”, amid signs of a new willingness to make peace with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Speaking to German public broadcaster ARD on Sunday (24 August), the German chancellor said her visit to Kiev on Saturday was designed to prepare for peace talks between Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko and Putin in Minsk on Tuesday, but warned the public not to expect a “breakthrough”.
She mentioned Ukrainian “decentralization”, a deal on gas prices, and Ukraine’s “trade relations” with Russia as elements that could bring about an accord.
“And if Ukraine says ‘we are going to the Eurasian Union now’, the European Union would never make a big conflict out of it, but would insist on a voluntary decision,” Merkel added. …
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You read passed the misleading headline and got it right.
Merkel was simply saying that the EU isn't forcing the Ukraine against their will into the EU.
Germany is closer to the situation than we are. Ukraine is not US problem. If we don’t pay more attention to our border and our own tyrannical government, there won’t be enough left of our country to even have a foreign policy.
This isn't about Ukraine.This is about the USSR 2.0 which is a problem for every civilized nation on earth.
If we don’t pay more attention to our border...
Yes,we must do that too.We are a nation that can multitask when we put our minds to it.
Nobody died and the Crimean’s think Kiev can piss off.
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