>has the goal to join the EU Not joining, of course, but Russia did, both the people and Putin. The West had different plans, as we learned. 'From Lisbon to V

>has the goal to join the EU Not joining, of course, but Russia did, both the people and Putin. The West had different plans, as we learned. 'From Lisbon to Vladivostok': Putin Envisions a Russia-EU Free Trade Zone - SPIEGEL ONLINE, 2010 [0] "We propose the creation of a harmonious economic community stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok," Putin writes. "In the future, we could even consider a free trade zone or even more advanced forms of economic integration. The result would be a unified continental market with a capacity worth trillions of euros." [0] [0] http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/from-lisbon-to-vladivostok-putin-envisions-a-russia-eu-free-trade-zone-a-731109.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/from-lisbon-to-vl...