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Ukraine Crisis Kills Dream of Russian-German Alliance - MacDonald
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OPINION
20:15 19.04.2015Get short URL
The dream of united Europe "from Dublin to Vladivostok," voiced by
Jean-Francois Thiriart in 1960s, has been finally crushed by Ukraine's
crisis, Bryan MacDonald noted.
The Ukrainian crisis has dealt a mortal blow to Jean-Francois
Thiriart's idea of united Europe from Dublin to Vladivostok, adopted
in the 2000s by policy makers in Moscow and Berlin, Bryan MacDonald,
an Irish writer and commentator noted in his Op-Ed, published by RT.
"A detente between Moscow and Berlin to counterbalance the USA and the
emerging Chinese superpower. This dream has been on life support for
years and it's fair to say that the Ukraine crisis finally killed it."
(c) AP PHOTO/ MARKUS SCHREIBER
Merkel Says Free Trade Zone Between Germany, Russia Possible
The Kremlin is evidently disappointed with the fact that leading
European nations are following diktats from Washington, instead of
pursuing an independent foreign policy course.
Thus far, the chill in relations between Moscow and Europe is regarded
as one of the central motivations for Sino-Russian rapprochement,
according to Mr. MacDonald.
"Nevertheless, my bet is that Russian policy makers will continue to
hope for a European policy shift. The EU is unstable, if it were to
split there's a strong chance that Germany could try to salvage a
'core Europe' gathered around its powerful economy."
Bryan MacDonald believes that a "sizable and influential wing in
Berlin" will finally pressure the leadership of the country into
adopting an independent political course, free from Washington's
dictate.
(c) REUTERS/ CHARLES PLATIAU
German Economy Minister Urges to Restore Trade Relations With Russia
The writer referred to the doctrine, promoted by British General
Hastings Lionel "Pug" Ismay, the first Secretary General of NATO from
1952 to 1957 - "to keep the Americans in, the Russians out, and the
Germans down," stressing that Russian and German political elite
strongly oppose this approach.
However, there is little doubt that such leading countries as Germany,
Japan, Italy and France would prefer Russia "to place a foot back into
the Western tent" and return to the G8.
Alas, the rapprochement between the West and Russia is still highly
unlikely, Mr. MacDonald noted, predicting that the Russophobia trend
in America will gain a second wind during the forthcoming 2016
Presidential campaign.
http://sputniknews.com/analysis/20150419/1021103059.html#ixzz3XnMX6x7l
(c) Sputnik/ Sergey Guneev
OPINION
20:15 19.04.2015Get short URL
The dream of united Europe "from Dublin to Vladivostok," voiced by
Jean-Francois Thiriart in 1960s, has been finally crushed by Ukraine's
crisis, Bryan MacDonald noted.
The Ukrainian crisis has dealt a mortal blow to Jean-Francois
Thiriart's idea of united Europe from Dublin to Vladivostok, adopted
in the 2000s by policy makers in Moscow and Berlin, Bryan MacDonald,
an Irish writer and commentator noted in his Op-Ed, published by RT.
"A detente between Moscow and Berlin to counterbalance the USA and the
emerging Chinese superpower. This dream has been on life support for
years and it's fair to say that the Ukraine crisis finally killed it."
(c) AP PHOTO/ MARKUS SCHREIBER
Merkel Says Free Trade Zone Between Germany, Russia Possible
The Kremlin is evidently disappointed with the fact that leading
European nations are following diktats from Washington, instead of
pursuing an independent foreign policy course.
Thus far, the chill in relations between Moscow and Europe is regarded
as one of the central motivations for Sino-Russian rapprochement,
according to Mr. MacDonald.
"Nevertheless, my bet is that Russian policy makers will continue to
hope for a European policy shift. The EU is unstable, if it were to
split there's a strong chance that Germany could try to salvage a
'core Europe' gathered around its powerful economy."
Bryan MacDonald believes that a "sizable and influential wing in
Berlin" will finally pressure the leadership of the country into
adopting an independent political course, free from Washington's
dictate.
(c) REUTERS/ CHARLES PLATIAU
German Economy Minister Urges to Restore Trade Relations With Russia
The writer referred to the doctrine, promoted by British General
Hastings Lionel "Pug" Ismay, the first Secretary General of NATO from
1952 to 1957 - "to keep the Americans in, the Russians out, and the
Germans down," stressing that Russian and German political elite
strongly oppose this approach.
However, there is little doubt that such leading countries as Germany,
Japan, Italy and France would prefer Russia "to place a foot back into
the Western tent" and return to the G8.
Alas, the rapprochement between the West and Russia is still highly
unlikely, Mr. MacDonald noted, predicting that the Russophobia trend
in America will gain a second wind during the forthcoming 2016
Presidential campaign.
http://sputniknews.com/analysis/20150419/1021103059.html#ixzz3XnMX6x7l