Europeans really think that Ukraine owes them something. In a new article Tony Barber portrays Ukraine as an unstable, corrupt country that constantly irritates its neighbors. He further says the following: "...the key moment in EU-Ukrainian relations would be its January 17 presidential election. Anything less than a free and fair election, and a mature acceptance of the result by winners and losers alike, would be catastrophic for Ukraine's image in EU eyes."
One might wonder, do Europeans have a moral superiority to say something like that? What has the EU done in the last 5 years to improve its relationships with and help to develop Ukraine? The answer is it has done nothing. There were some talks, conferences, empty promises: all kind of things that the EU bureaucrats are good at. But die the EU made any effort in make the EU open for the movements of people, goods, and capital between the EU and Ukraine. Did the visa issuance improved? No, it got worse. Can Ukrainian farmers access the EU market? No, they can not. Do we have a free trade agreement? No we do not.
Ukraine is in deep political and economic trouble and needs some help from the international community, but all we have got so far from EU are empty words from their side and ungrounded demands. Sorry guys, if you do nothing to help, you have no rights to teach us.
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