Despite that being a lie... If it weren't, I'm not sure how that's relevant? The EU isn't demanding that the Ukraine becomes an effective colony to be exploite

Despite that being a lie... If it weren't, I'm not sure how that's relevant? The EU isn't demanding that the Ukraine becomes an effective colony to be exploited at will by thenn for dubious claims of a solution. Neither did it have the treaty. Both of which were the things that made it ironic.