US Diplomat Apologizes For Cursing Ally

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9. Telling look inside...

Obviously the US government wants the Ukraine squarely aligned west but wants the EU to pick up the economic tab while the country retools for western trade.

The EU, obviously weary of supporting questionable economic European nations (see Greece, Spain, Portugal, etc.) for the sake of a "European Union" basically offered a token package to Ukraine. Can't blame them, particularly when half its nation still wants ties to Moscow, so you have a divided populace on top of, which could make things difficult. So the EU says, if they want closer ties and perhaps eventual inclusion, the Ukraine is going to have to prove it predominately by itself and take the necessary painful steps as well.

Russia obviously wants Ukraine squarely aligned with them. And offered a much better economic package. And lets not forget something important....

Russia does not want a western allied nation on its border, period.

And from other threads, have also indicated they will do to Ukraine what they did to Georgia. And I'm sure an EU Nation leader will jump in as peacekeeper and tell them, accept Moscow's influence, were not interested in pissing off The Bear.