Russian Aggression And Ukrainian Accession: Lessons From History - OpEd Eurasia Review

Russian Aggression And Ukrainian Accession: Lessons From History - OpEd Eurasia Review:

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In the wake of the Cold War, the EU acted decisively and brought a group of fragile, newly-independent states into the European Community in a geopolitical gamble that paid off big. Now, as Ukraine finds itself between an increasingly menacing Russia and a lethargic Brussels, it is time to act once again.

Back in the day

When the Berlin wall fell under joyful cries in 1989 and the Iron Curtain that had for so long divided a continent was dramatically drawn back, the fate of the former-USSR countries was far from certain. Indeed, a frightening uncertainty gripped the East European states and many Western commentators were at best sceptical that countries having lived so long in the Soviet shadow could make the transition into liberal market-based democracies."

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