Fumbling the Euro-Bluff

UKRAINE - Report 26 Nov 2013 by Vladimir Dubrovskiy and Dmytro Boyarchuk

Executive Summary Just a few days after the anniversary of the Orange Revolution, on November 24th thousands of Ukrainians took the streets to protest the delay of the EU Association agreement.After long preparation for the Vilnius Summit, and widely-promoted Euro-integration prospects, the Cabinet on November 21st abruptly ordered a halt to preparations, triggering deep disappointment in society, and subsequent social explosion. We believe this social unrest has ruined the bluff of President Viktor Yanukovich, who, in an effort to win better concessions, had been trying to get the EU and R...

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