Journalist: It seems lately that the weight of the European Union in this crisis is slightly decreasing. As if the whole situation is narrowing down to the rivalry between USA and Russia... Mykola Riabchuk: There is a significant difference between the United States and the European Union. The United States is a country, which I believe is much more committed to declared values of human rights, of liberty and democracy than the EU.The EU is much more pragmatic, or I would say cynical in this regard. It prefers to care more about interests than about values. The second problem is that the EU cannot operate as one entity, as the Americans can do. There are many members who are trying to submerge the unified policy. We know the story of Gerhard Schröder, who was corrupted by Russians. But I can easily imagine that there are many small “Schröders” are everywhere in each country, silently lobbing on behalf of Russian interests.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:26:21 +0000