[net-gold] COUNTRIES: UKRAINE: Has the West Already Lost Ukraine?
- From: "David P. Dillard" <jwne@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Net-Gold -- Educator Gold <Educator-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, net-gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Net-Gold <Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, NetGold <netgold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, K-12ADMINLIFE <K12ADMIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, K12AdminLIFE <K12AdminLIFE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, MediaMentor <mediamentor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Nabble Groups Net-Gold <ml-node+s3172864n3172864h56@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Net-Platinum <net-platinum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Sean Grigsby <myarchives1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Net-Gold <NetGold_general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Temple Gold Discussion Group <TEMPLE-GOLD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Temple University Net-Gold Archive <net-gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Net-Gold @ Wiggio.com" <netgold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Health Lists -- Health Diet Fitness Recreation Sports <healthrecsport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, HEALTH-RECREATION-SPORTS-TOURISM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 07:48:44 -0500 (EST)
.
.
COUNTRIES: UKRAINE:
Has the West Already Lost Ukraine?
.
.
Has the West Already Lost Ukraine?
Februrary 25, 2014
Slawomir Sierakowski
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/26/
opinion/has-the-west-already-lost-ukraine.html
.
A shorter URL for the above link:
.
http://tinyurl.com/puaeolg
.
.
When, on Saturday, Ukraines new leaders thanked all of those who had
contributed to the overthrow of President Viktor F. Yanukovych, the
European Union was one of the last to be cited. And deservedly so: At the
height of the crisis, the most the union was ready to do was announce
sanctions against individual members of Mr. Yanukovychs regime.
.
It is true that the foreign ministers of Germany and Poland worked hard to
negotiate a truce between the opposition and Mr. Yanukovych. But their
determination came not from the belief that a strong Europe stood behind
them, but rather from the awareness that the West would not defend the
opposition if it came under attack by Mr. Yanukovychs armed forces or
those of President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
.
The events of the last week have made it clear that the European Union is
an attractive economic arrangement but one that is devoid of
opportunities for pursuing serious foreign or defense policies.
.
Such ineffectiveness first became apparent in 2008, when NATO could not
decide whether to offer Georgia a clear invitation to join. Russia
immediately took advantage of the situation, going to war with Georgia to
protect the breakaway region of South Ossetia and forcing the country to
back off its rapprochement with the West.
.
Should the West act with similar indecision on Ukraine, we could see the
same thing happen again: Russia could well decide to come to the aid of
ethnic Russians living in Crimea, in southern Ukraine, who are already
issuing invitations.
.
Mr. Putin has even succeeded in establishing a foothold within the
European Union itself. After tensions emerged between the Hungarian prime
minister, Viktor Orban, and the European Union and International Monetary
Fund, Russia stepped in, signing an enormous loan agreement on Jan. 14 to
boost Hungarys nuclear power industry. This compounds Hungarys current
dependence on Russian oil and gas supplies: Eighty percent of the oil
consumed in Hungary comes from Russia, as does 75 percent of its natural
gas.
.
Russia is likewise placing increased pressure on Moldova, threatening to
expel more than 200,000 Moldovan guest workers (unless, it implied,
Moldova agreed to join Mr. Putins planned Economic Union). We should
expect further moves like this in the near future.
.
.
The complete article may be read at the URL above.
.
.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxx
http://workface.com/e/daviddillard
Net-Gold
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html
Index: http://tinyurl.com/myxb4w
General Internet & Print Resources
http://guides.temple.edu/general-internet
COUNTRIES
http://guides.temple.edu/general-country-info
EMPLOYMENT
http://guides.temple.edu/EMPLOYMENT
TOURISM
http://guides.temple.edu/tourism
DISABILITIES
http://guides.temple.edu/DISABILITIES
INDOOR GARDENING
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/
Educator-Gold
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Educator-Gold/
K12ADMINLIFE
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K12AdminLIFE/
The Russell Conwell Learning Center Research Guide:
THE COLLEGE LEARNING CENTER
http://tinyurl.com/yae7w79
Information Literacy
http://guides.temple.edu/infolit
Nina Dillard's Photographs on Net-Gold
http://tinyurl.com/36qd2o
and also at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neemers/
Twitter: davidpdillard
Temple University Site Map
https://sites.google.com/site/templeunivsitemap/home
Bushell, R. & Sheldon, P. (eds),
Wellness and Tourism: Mind, Body, Spirit,
Place, New York: Cognizant Communication Books.
Wellness Tourism: Bibliographic and Webliographic Essay
David P. Dillard
http://tinyurl.com/p63whl
INDOOR GARDENING
Improve Your Chances for Indoor Gardening Success
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/
SPORT-MED
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/sport-med.html
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sports-med/
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/sport-med.html
HEALTH DIET FITNESS RECREATION SPORTS TOURISM
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/healthrecsport/
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/health-recreation-sports-tourism.html
.
.
Please Ignore All Links to JIGLU
in search results for Net-Gold and related lists.
The Net-Gold relationship with JIGLU has
been terminated by JIGLU and these are dead links.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/30664
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/healthrecsport/message/145
Temple University Listserv Alert :
Years 2009 and 2010 Eliminated from Archives
https://sites.google.com/site/templeuniversitylistservalert/
.
.
Other related posts:
- » [net-gold] COUNTRIES: UKRAINE: Has the West Already Lost Ukraine? - David P. Dillard
