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SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA ARE BEGINNING
The Armenian political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan cannot argue
that Armenia will eventually become a member of the Customs Union.
Skeptical pronouncements are heard even from officials. Most people
even say that whether or not Armenia becomes a member of the Customs
Union, the union will not live long.
Armenia's "voluntary" decision on joining the Customs Union and
refusal to establish a DCFTA with the EU has transformed the latent
competition between Russia and Europe into an open war. Moscow and
Brussels are using methods of war. While Moscow is waging an economic
war against Ukraine and Moldova, Europe shot across the bows.
The first shot was the statement of the Lithuanian minister of foreign
affairs that Lithuania must take measures in case Russia continues to
pressure the Eastern Partnership countries. Among possible measures
the blocking of Kaliningrad was listed.
Even though the Lithuanian minister said that if the country is
not considering blocking Kaliningrad for the time being, Moscow is
worried. Moreover, Sochi 2014 is drawing nearer, and the West is
making increasingly frequent calls to boycott the Olympic Games,
which would be a real nightmare to Moscow.
Interestingly, the president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko stated
that the Customs Union will not have any union bodies and currency
despite such wishes of some countries.
The Georgian prime minister called the EU to enter into an intensive
and fundamental dialogue with Russia to make sure that Moscow does
not perceive the rapprochement of the Eastern Partnership with the
EU as a policy against Russia.
However, Russia is obviously perceiving it as a policy against itself.
Speaker of the Russian Duma Sergey Narishkin, for example, justifies
Russia's defensive moves. "We are not threatening, we warn about the
consequences," Narishkin said, commenting on the economic war with
the post-Soviet states.
The future of the Customs Union is vague, so is the future of Russia's
economy. Perhaps this is meant when Armenia states ready to sign the
Association Agreement with the EU in November.
Naira Hayrumyan 10:43 04/10/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/31022
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
The Armenian political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan cannot argue
that Armenia will eventually become a member of the Customs Union.
Skeptical pronouncements are heard even from officials. Most people
even say that whether or not Armenia becomes a member of the Customs
Union, the union will not live long.
Armenia's "voluntary" decision on joining the Customs Union and
refusal to establish a DCFTA with the EU has transformed the latent
competition between Russia and Europe into an open war. Moscow and
Brussels are using methods of war. While Moscow is waging an economic
war against Ukraine and Moldova, Europe shot across the bows.
The first shot was the statement of the Lithuanian minister of foreign
affairs that Lithuania must take measures in case Russia continues to
pressure the Eastern Partnership countries. Among possible measures
the blocking of Kaliningrad was listed.
Even though the Lithuanian minister said that if the country is
not considering blocking Kaliningrad for the time being, Moscow is
worried. Moreover, Sochi 2014 is drawing nearer, and the West is
making increasingly frequent calls to boycott the Olympic Games,
which would be a real nightmare to Moscow.
Interestingly, the president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko stated
that the Customs Union will not have any union bodies and currency
despite such wishes of some countries.
The Georgian prime minister called the EU to enter into an intensive
and fundamental dialogue with Russia to make sure that Moscow does
not perceive the rapprochement of the Eastern Partnership with the
EU as a policy against Russia.
However, Russia is obviously perceiving it as a policy against itself.
Speaker of the Russian Duma Sergey Narishkin, for example, justifies
Russia's defensive moves. "We are not threatening, we warn about the
consequences," Narishkin said, commenting on the economic war with
the post-Soviet states.
The future of the Customs Union is vague, so is the future of Russia's
economy. Perhaps this is meant when Armenia states ready to sign the
Association Agreement with the EU in November.
Naira Hayrumyan 10:43 04/10/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/31022
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress