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> Russia agreed to Ukraine joining the EU Russia didn't agreed to that, it sabotaged any effort and any agreement between EU and Ukraine to the maximum of its
by hkpack 2y ago
> Russia agreed to Ukraine joining the EU
Russia didn't agreed to that, it sabotaged any effort and any agreement between EU and Ukraine to the maximum of its abilities. Ukraine paid a huge price to be able to have an association agreement with EU.
- atmosx 2y agoRussian diplomacy tends to be straightforward – they make their positions clear and repeat them often to ensure their message gets across. Putin has explicitly stated he’s not opposed to Ukraine joining the EU. He has no trouble stating his views, no matter how controversial, publicly. However, he has repeatedly made it clear that Ukraine joining NATO is unacceptable to Russia. In the past discussions about Ukraine’s accession to NATO were blocked by Germany and France.
- hkpack 2y agoAnd yet, Russia started an aggression when there was no chance and no plan for Ukraine (or Georgia for example) to join NATO but agreement on the EU association was being prepared.
- rat87 2y agoRussia invaded Ukraine when they were not seeking to join NATO and had no chance of joining anytime soon. So yes Russia did oppose Ukraine seeking EU membership