influence talks between russia and ukraine

Influence Talks Between Russia and Ukraine

By: Mauro Bagnariol


Tensions between the European Union, Ukraine, and Russia may c o m e t o a n e n d i f a f e w cons iderat ions are mutua l ly acknowledged and addressed. While the United States and Russia still struggle to see eye-to-eye, e c h o i n g t h e a c r i m o n i o u s competition that has pervaded their r e l a t i o n s h i p f o r d e c a d e s , conditional hope has surfaced for the Euro-Asian giants.


Older plans supported at a

German Conference in 2005 call

f o r t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d

fortification of motility of both

goods and people, a shared

highest judicial court, and a shared

standard for education reform.

These four common pillars or

“spaces” of appeal, first brought

up a decade ago have recently

resurfaced under new leadership.


The context of resubmission may also

positively influence talks between

Russia and Ukraine, encouraging a

compromise of sorts regarding the

ownership of Crimea and the Russian

influence in Ukraine. The Germans who

support the initiative encourage

Ukraine to edit their constitution to

allow the eastern provinces to retain a

closer identity to their parent Russia

including a right to veto laws that

remove Russian as the officia l

language.


Both countries would have to accept,

acknowledge, and enforce demarcation

boundaries, and foster a restoration of

economic diplomacy—a relationship

rekindled that would reopen the free

market. Russia may be hesitant, but

Europe has announced its readiness. As

an additional worry for Russia, western

countries such as the United States and

the United Kingdom have political and

economic clout in the matter as they

are influential in international economies

far more than Russia is.


Trade sanctions in the international

market would hurt Russia with its

scarce alliances far more than it would

hurt either the U.S. or the U.K.. In truth

it would benefit every party involved to

have the two come together on good

terms. The two western countries

want to see a more peacefu l

negotiation from Russia regarding its

relinquishing of Crimea, demanding

Russia pay appropriate compensation

for annexation of the territory.


Russia, which is today esteemed as a villain to European progress, may have no better choice than to comply. Many remain hopeful that the upcoming promotion, namely hosting of the 2018 World Cup, will reinvigorate the country with a sense of promise, others view the privilege as a danger claiming Russia is far from ready to present itself as an internationally friendly and hospitable nation.

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