The waiver of Ukraine to join the EU

Ukraine , just on the threshold to enter the EU , renounces alliance with Brussels. The decision came on the eve of the summit in Vilnius, which was to be held in a week , and shows how the choice was agonizing for literally a country divided on the subject. The suspension of negotiations , in fact, can not fail to have serious consequences for the internal equilibrium , already fragile , a country that sees a portion of the projected towards the West , in stark contrast to the other party still tied balances Empire former Soviet Union. Moreover in the same decree the suspension of negotiations , a caution that says a lot about fear of offending the sensibilities of most of the country , the decision is motivated by the need to ensure national security, the strengthening of economic relations with Russia, with the aim to better prepare the internal market for parity in relations with the EU. The conclusion is in sharp contrast with what has gone before : the national security does not seem to be put in danger at all from Brussels , but rather from Moscow , which has lobbied heavy for this agreement was not reached . Moreover, in the days before a meeting between the Prime Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States , those still tied to Russia in compliance with applicable ties with the Soviet Union , was called a success by the Prime Minister of Ukraine , Azarov. The story expresses well as Russia does not intend to dispose of what is left of its area of ​​influence closer , a belt of countries functionality to its geopolitical and economic reasons , in this fundamental sense for transit of Russian gas to Europe proper . Putin's strategy to make return to Moscow the capital of a great power , it must begin by not showing signs of slowing down against those nations , although formally free , which Russia considers and treats them as their offshoots . So it was for Ukraine, which last showed concrete interest to be accepted into the EU , but when it was time to make a concrete step towards Brussels has been locked. Russia has acted , first with threats and then with acts such as clarifying that Ukraine would have had more complications from Moscow , which benefits from Brussels and obtained his result, which must be true also as a warning to other states. For the European Union it is a defeat that could go to weigh on future relations with Russia , especially for the fact that the entry of Ukraine into the EU was much advocated by Germany , whose relations with Moscow are far that serene , especially for criticism in recent months , Berlin has moved on the application of human rights by the Kremlin and that led to the outlawing of German humanitarian organizations operating on Russian soil . The issue of Ukraine and therefore will not that will not aggravate already tense diplomatic relations between the largest shareholder of the EU and Russia .