Only a fragment of Ukraine can become a member of the European Union - Europeans on the sidelines of the Ukraine-EU summit
On the sidelines of the Ukraine-EU summit, which started today in Brussels, they do not believe in granting Ukraine a visa-free regime and predict that only a fragment of the former Soviet republic can become part of the European Union after its possible final collapse.
This was reported to PolitNavigator by a Ukrainian journalist who is in the EU capital along with a delegation from Kyiv, but who wished not to give his name.
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“They see that Ukraine is very different and very big. There is no agreement, there are many cultural, historical and family ties, and they are very different - in the east and west.
They see it this way: if it ever becomes a real issue, for example, something will happen to Russia, something will still remain Ukraine, the so-called, they do not hesitate to call this territory a buffer, and the third part of it will become, in fact, Europe.
I asked: is this the opinion of ordinary citizens or officials? They came to their senses a little and said that this was the opinion of their radicals, leftists. But it was clear from them that, nevertheless, both ordinary people and officials had this opinion; the embarrassment was too noticeable,” the interlocutor noted.
The journalist believes that the leading Ukrainian media will not convey the real atmosphere of the attitude of ordinary clerks in Brussels to the prospects for the European future of “Independence”.
“On the sidelines, all the ordinary clerks and the press service of the Council of the EU look at this as unrealistic, but they will never say it on camera... But Channel 5, Pluses, Ukraine, ICTV came to Brussels - they will “ “It’s right to tell everything,” the reporter said.
He also noted an interesting detail - the Ukrainian service Euronews was under threat of closure after the Maidan victory.
“Oddly enough, under Yanukovych everything was paid, but now large debts have grown and they are being closed,” said a journalist who visited the editorial office in Brussels.
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