Quote: (10-06-2015 07:37 PM)Tex Pro Wrote:
Quote: (10-06-2015 07:34 PM)Bona fide Wrote:
Quote: (10-06-2015 07:30 PM)Tex Pro Wrote:
^Putin got a lot out of Ukraine.
He could have kept going, but he figured he play the long game instead:
Ukraine Is Being Told to Live With Putin
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/20...with-putin
Old info buddy.Today (yesterday) Putin agreed that there to be no elections in the region in 2015.If they to take place in 2016 they will be on Ukrainian terms with full participation of Ukraine and Ukrainian parties.
Poroshenko is a smart SOB.He tries to avoid Bosnia option and keep on pushing for Croatia one (if you know anything about Yugoslavian conflict).
There is nothing smart about Porkys plan.
His economy is rapidly dis-integrating. The idea that Ukraine will ever join the EU is a joke, and everyone knows it.
Putin basically wants to get Ukraine back on its terms just like it did with Georgia.
It is not,really.Not much changed in Ukraine.The currency devaluated indeed but Rouble devaluated even more.The economy is forecast to grow next year by 1.5% (while Russian economy keeps falling).
Putin has already failed to get Ukraine on its terms.This is a fact.Now is the hardest part for Ukraine,let's see.Ukraine seems to be winning in Donetsk.
Couple it with the fact the Russian economy is in bad state and potentially disastrous campaign in Syria and we will possibly not see Putin as the head of Russia already next year.The next leader is likely to be more balanced and will be forced to withdraw from Ukraine and give back Crimea.