Saturday, December 26, 2009

Russian paper: Former Soviet republics hindering improved Russia-EU relations

Russian newspaper Izvestia recently published an article about Russian-E.U. ties, arguing that countries like Estonia and Latvia would not like to see the relationship between Moscow and Brussels improve, including because of the Eastern Partnership project.

An excerpt:
"Although Europe cannot boast U.S.-style honesty, it was interesting to learn which EU country would be the first to torpedo the Italian initiative and under what pretext. In their joint statement, Latvian and Estonian foreign ministers, Maris Riekstins and Urmas Paet, said Brussels should link the EU-Russia visa-free travel issue with the broader context of abolishing visas for the citizens of Ukraine, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Belarus covered by the EU's Eastern Partnership program."

The full story can be read here.

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