Seems Russia’s becoming a dominant theme here at ComingAnarchy lately. Related to a previous post of mine on GUAM and Uzbekistan quitting GUAM is this:
Russia, Ukraine Argue About Future of CIS
Russian President Vladimir Putin at an informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States on Sunday urged the leaders of the 12-member club of ex-Soviet states to preserve the troubled organization, as Ukraine’s Viktor Yushchenko said there was little use for the CIS without major reform, Associated Press reported.
The only thing Putin can preserve CIS with is embalming fluid. Sorry Vlady ole chap, the states you formerly abused have turned against you and there’s nothing you can do about it.
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Curzon
May 9, 2005
10:37 am
LOL!!
Gabriel Mihalache
May 9, 2005
11:23 am
That's a bit unfair. The most evil done to "satellite" nations is done by local party leaders. The fact that they are Moscow yes-men is secondary. I'm curious, though, why these oligarchs are snubbing Russia.
Dusty
May 9, 2005
1:55 pm
If Russia were to get on the highway itself and drive to the destination the others pretty much intend, it's likely an organization like CIS would flourish or, at a minimum, be competitive with GUAM or for that matter, the EU.
Most of the New European states have quite a different outlook from the Old European states and I've wondered if sufficient difference and stimulus are there for these states to amalgamate into an EU like structure of their own more in keeping with their outlook, particularly as far as economics are concerned.
Yushchenko's statement is an opportunity for Russia to lead in a radical restructuring of CIS and the best way to lead at this point might be to offer to follow.