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MrTriumph

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3. Ukraine makes a bone headed move.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 10:25 AM

Nov 2013

Wow, and at times we think our government is foolish. When it comes to bad decisions, Ukraine is today's winner (or is that loser?).

The comparison between the EU and Russia's CIS is like day and night. Our company occasionally deals with Russian companies. Compared to the many we deal with in the EU, Russian companies have light-years to go to catch up when it comes to essential elements of a modern economy, specifically banking, production and transport. Lenin and his crowd left Russia a huge hole to dig out of.

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Ukraine Ditches Plans for EU Deal, Turns to Russia. [View all] dipsydoodle Nov 2013 OP

Reality rears it's ugly head, eh? nt bemildred Nov 2013 #1

The EU wants a more open, transparent judiciary. Putin doesn't care; just wants Ukraine. pampango Nov 2013 #2

Ukraine makes a bone headed move. MrTriumph Nov 2013 #3

But you go with your source of energy happyslug Nov 2013 #5

On a related note: With or without EU agreement, Ukraine must eradicate torture pampango Nov 2013 #4