Anti-Russia rhetoric dominates EU-Ukraine summit
Jerome Hughes
Press TV, Brussels
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, receives assurance that EU sanctions will be maintained on Moscow so long as Crimea remains part of Russia.
Some experts claim the EU is using Ukraine as a pawn to apply pressure on Russia.
The 22nd EU-Ukraine summit has just concluded in Brussels with the signing of six bilateral agreements. In recent years the EU has transferred €15bn to Ukraine by way of grants and loans. Critics of the relationship claim its aim is to undermine Russia's legitimate regional interests.
Moscow insists the people of Crimea chose to join Russia in a free and transparent referendum in March 2014. An accord designed to bring peace to eastern Ukraine was signed in Minsk by Moscow and Kiev later that year in September. The EU accuses Russia of failing to implement the deal and the bloc continues to impose heavy sanctions on Moscow.
Many experts claim the EU is using Kiev as a pawn to justify the expansion of NATO.
In pursuit of their anti-Russia agenda, many political commentators accuse the EU and NATO of flouting their much-hailed values. A study conducted by Ernst and Young just last year concluded that Ukraine is the ninth most corrupt nation on the planet.
In a tug of war battle between Moscow and Brussels, apparently Kiev is caught in the middle. Some insist that's not good for Ukrainian citizens.
The point has often been made that the EU should not provoke Moscow too much given the bloc's heavy dependence on Russia's energy supplies.
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