In next High Representative of the EU view special ties are over. But reality says the opposite
by Emanuele Bonini
According to the Italian minister for Foreign affairs and next High Representative of the EU, Federica Mogherini, «Russia is not a strategic partner anymore» for Europe. A declaration released because of the current crisis in Ukraine and the hegemonic behaviour of Vladimir Putin, whose purpose is to maintain the control over the former soviet republics of USSR. Finally the European Union finds out the courage to react using hard tone toward Moscow. But it's totally useless: it's too late and it's a lie. Long time before Federica Mogherini's stance on Ue-Russia ties, at the very beginning of the Ukrainian crisi Russia decided to start selling gas to China. The construction of the new pipeline began two days ago: Gazprom’s Power of Siberia pipeline will deliver 4 trillion cubic meters of gas to China over 30 years. In perspective and in practice, by the Russian side EU stopped to be a strategic partner well before Russia stopped to be for EU. Secondly, it's impossible to can state Russia is not a strategic partner any more, because the EU still depends by Russian supplies and Europe will not be able to replace provider in the short term. Federica Guidi, the Italian minister for Economic development, contradicted Mogherini few hours later the latter she said «Russia is not a strategic partner any more». Guidi said «there's the need to develop strong and stable relationship both with current gas suppliers and with transit countries». Russia is among Europe current gas suppliers and for Guidi's same admission «it's clear that Russian supplies are relevant».
On the contrary, Russia can leave the current contract expire and change its customers, as is doing. In this way Vladimir Putin is playing an important role in the global geopolitics. Converging toward China, Russia could create a new block able to influence the western countries even more than they already are doing. Putin's strategy has to be revealed yet, but the impression is the Russian leader wants lead his country to Asia rather than Europe. But Asia means not only China. It means also Syria, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan. What about these countries? Apparently Russia is the only non-enemy speaker for both Syria and Iran, and the only country ready to "protect" both Syria and Iran from any new sanctions. So, if for the EU Russia is not a strategic partner any more and so it is for EU, what the EU and Russia are today? And what could they be tomorrow? Present and future set aside very difficult challenges.
According to the Italian minister for Foreign affairs and next High Representative of the EU, Federica Mogherini, «Russia is not a strategic partner anymore» for Europe. A declaration released because of the current crisis in Ukraine and the hegemonic behaviour of Vladimir Putin, whose purpose is to maintain the control over the former soviet republics of USSR. Finally the European Union finds out the courage to react using hard tone toward Moscow. But it's totally useless: it's too late and it's a lie. Long time before Federica Mogherini's stance on Ue-Russia ties, at the very beginning of the Ukrainian crisi Russia decided to start selling gas to China. The construction of the new pipeline began two days ago: Gazprom’s Power of Siberia pipeline will deliver 4 trillion cubic meters of gas to China over 30 years. In perspective and in practice, by the Russian side EU stopped to be a strategic partner well before Russia stopped to be for EU. Secondly, it's impossible to can state Russia is not a strategic partner any more, because the EU still depends by Russian supplies and Europe will not be able to replace provider in the short term. Federica Guidi, the Italian minister for Economic development, contradicted Mogherini few hours later the latter she said «Russia is not a strategic partner any more». Guidi said «there's the need to develop strong and stable relationship both with current gas suppliers and with transit countries». Russia is among Europe current gas suppliers and for Guidi's same admission «it's clear that Russian supplies are relevant».
On the contrary, Russia can leave the current contract expire and change its customers, as is doing. In this way Vladimir Putin is playing an important role in the global geopolitics. Converging toward China, Russia could create a new block able to influence the western countries even more than they already are doing. Putin's strategy has to be revealed yet, but the impression is the Russian leader wants lead his country to Asia rather than Europe. But Asia means not only China. It means also Syria, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan. What about these countries? Apparently Russia is the only non-enemy speaker for both Syria and Iran, and the only country ready to "protect" both Syria and Iran from any new sanctions. So, if for the EU Russia is not a strategic partner any more and so it is for EU, what the EU and Russia are today? And what could they be tomorrow? Present and future set aside very difficult challenges.
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