Re: Russia-EU: from strategic partnership to strategic union
Leaving on a side any considerations about Putin's policies elsewhere, including internal policies in Russia, all I've seen in the last years is signs of Russia wanting to approach the E.U., which at some point or another have met with some other event that have made this the more difficult. No need to comment on these events and interests again on this post. They've been mentioned ad nauseam on many other discussions.
As a follow-up to the considerations in this text written by Karaganov and highlighted by Errigal, with regards to Estonia, Lithuania or Poland, I would add that it seems logical that the European Union would be in a better position to exercize a higher influence over Russia to favour the interests of these EU member states, if the relations with Russia were brought to a closer distance.
This is not to be seen as some kind of blackmail by Russia, but as something that follows some simple logics. The simple logics that, as an ally to the EU, the Baltic Countries and Poland's interests would become the interests of Russia's ally.
So we are back, again, at square one.
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