Четверг, 1 Мая 2014 г.
21:42
Из колонки в "Нью-Йорк Таймс":
I take no joy in seeing Russia put under economic stress, and we should be ready to consider its legitimate interests in terms of protecting its borders. But the problem today is how President Putin defines those interests. It’s bogus. After all, what is Ukraine trying to do? Host U.S. nuclear missiles? No. Join NATO? No. It isn’t even trying to become a full member of the E.U. It wants to sign an “Association Agreement” that would provide Ukrainian companies more unfettered access to European markets and require them to abide by E.U. regulations, which Ukrainian reformers believe would help drive more rule of law inside their own country and make it more globally competitive. The Ukrainians want to import E.U. rules, not NATO missiles!
It’s actually what Putin should be trying to do for his country, rather than trying to prevent his neighbors from associating with Europe. But Putin is focused on building the power of his state, not the prosperity of his people. And he wants total political control and the right for him and his clique to steal vast sums, while seeking out foreign devils to distract the Russian public. These are not geopolitical interests that we have to respect.
Ukraine is not threatening Russia, but Ukraine’s revolution is threatening Putin. The main goal of the Ukraine uprising is to import a rules-based system from the E.U. that will break the kleptocracy that has dominated Kiev — the same kind of kleptocracy Putin wants to maintain in Moscow. Putin doesn’t care if Germans live by E.U. rules, but when fellow Slavs, like Ukrainians, want to — that is a threat to him at home.
I take no joy in seeing Russia put under economic stress, and we should be ready to consider its legitimate interests in terms of protecting its borders. But the problem today is how President Putin defines those interests. It’s bogus. After all, what is Ukraine trying to do? Host U.S. nuclear missiles? No. Join NATO? No. It isn’t even trying to become a full member of the E.U. It wants to sign an “Association Agreement” that would provide Ukrainian companies more unfettered access to European markets and require them to abide by E.U. regulations, which Ukrainian reformers believe would help drive more rule of law inside their own country and make it more globally competitive. The Ukrainians want to import E.U. rules, not NATO missiles!
It’s actually what Putin should be trying to do for his country, rather than trying to prevent his neighbors from associating with Europe. But Putin is focused on building the power of his state, not the prosperity of his people. And he wants total political control and the right for him and his clique to steal vast sums, while seeking out foreign devils to distract the Russian public. These are not geopolitical interests that we have to respect.
Ukraine is not threatening Russia, but Ukraine’s revolution is threatening Putin. The main goal of the Ukraine uprising is to import a rules-based system from the E.U. that will break the kleptocracy that has dominated Kiev — the same kind of kleptocracy Putin wants to maintain in Moscow. Putin doesn’t care if Germans live by E.U. rules, but when fellow Slavs, like Ukrainians, want to — that is a threat to him at home.
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18:03
01:19
00:02
Пишет Макс Кидрук:
Так ось, якщо почнеться війна з Росією, я хотів би, щоб у першу чергу наші дипломати в ООН зловили в кулуарах Віталія Чуркіна, вирвали російському постпреду яйця і заштовхали до його брехливого рота. Якою треба бути скотиною, щоб на засіданні Радбезу, не червоніючи, не затинаючись, називати здійснене проросійськими терористами і російськими ГРУшниками захоплення делегації ОБСЄ провокацією української влади?!
Я смотрел это заседание, чурка про Правый Сектор опять молола и про карательные операции. Тётка из - Литвы, кажется? сказала, что это не иначе как самая невидимая карательная операция в истории.
Так ось, якщо почнеться війна з Росією, я хотів би, щоб у першу чергу наші дипломати в ООН зловили в кулуарах Віталія Чуркіна, вирвали російському постпреду яйця і заштовхали до його брехливого рота. Якою треба бути скотиною, щоб на засіданні Радбезу, не червоніючи, не затинаючись, називати здійснене проросійськими терористами і російськими ГРУшниками захоплення делегації ОБСЄ провокацією української влади?!
Я смотрел это заседание, чурка про Правый Сектор опять молола и про карательные операции. Тётка из - Литвы, кажется? сказала, что это не иначе как самая невидимая карательная операция в истории.
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