It was the document that started a revolution and ended up bringing Europe to the brink of war. Ukraine’s association agreement with the European Union, a mainly economic document setting up a free trade area that nevertheless has political and strategic ramifications, will finally be signed on Friday.
Along with Georgia and Moldova, two other post-Soviet countries keen to move out of Moscow’s orbit, Kiev will sign the deal with Brussels to establish a free-trade area and introduce a raft of measures designed to synchronise economies with EU nations, as well as improve rule of law and human rights.
Yep, that Putin is a geopolitical strategic mastermind, isn’t he? Every country on Russia’s border is now hellbent on better economic and military ties with the West. Nice work.
