Jeremić: No new conditions for EU

Jeremic says: 'Like all other candidates, Serbia must fulfil only the so-called Copenhagen criteria.'

This is disingenuous, to say the least. Romania and Bulgaria, not to mention the Baltic states, did not satisfy the Copenhagen criteria, yet were admitted to the EU.

There is one, and only one, reason for this - the containment and eventual break up of Russia!

If Serbia had a border with Russia, or a coastline on the Black Sea, she probably would have been in the EU years ago, Mladic or no Mladic in the Hague, and in spite of objections from the Dutch.

"Jeremić: No new conditions for EU"...

No new conditions for EU, yet!!!

What is Vuk smoking! What sort of diplomatic victories is he fantasizing about?

The world according to little Vuk. When someone starts talking in the silly way Vuk is, then you know he is in over his head diplomatically. It would be better if he said nothing rather than constantly making a fool of himself!

You keep using those strictly diplomatic means Mr. Jeremic. They tend to bring more recognitions our way.

There is one, and only one, reason for this - the containment and eventual break up of Russia!

(T Payne, 23 June 2009 13:20)

Dear T Payne,

a lot of people thought like you and hoped for the breakup of Russia,like Napoleon and Hitler and the Sweds 200 years ago...
Where are they now and where is Russia now?
Don`t forget that Russia is a national state with 82% of its population being Russians and 30 million Russians in the near abroad ( Ucraine,Belarus,Kazakhstan will be incorporated into Russia within 5-10 years).
We are following our plan step by step,never count out the fanatism of the Russian people.
Second,the WASP population is shrinking while the number of Hispanics and Blacks in the US are growing...
Mixed together with the economic demise of the US there might be a civil war like situations in the US in the distant future...

CG

Have you met many Ukrainians in your life? I know a lot in Poland, and it would be a HUGE understatement for me to tell you how much they would disagree with their country having anything to do with Russia again. Ukrainians LOVE us Poles compared to Russians, and we have a pretty bad history (like Croats and Serbs), so that should give an idea.

I am pretty sure most Kazakhs feel the same way too, but anyway, with Russians making up 25% of Kazakhstan, 15% of Ukraine and 10% of Belarus, what right do they have to those countries? What about those "Russian" republics where the Russians make up the minority and were once homelands of the indigenous populations of the Caucasus, Siberia and Central Asia?

You as a Serb should not follow these double standards, it makes your arguement for Kosovo look stupid, where the Albanians make up 90% of the population. Stick to objective principals.

Dear CG

I don’t think you properly understood my post.

The last thing I want is the further break up of Russia.

I'm simply stating my view that some Western countries (or powerful elements within them) do want the fragmentation of Russia because, despite the fact that today's Russia is a shadow of the former USSR, it still is the only country that can militarily match the USA and with the economic potential to re-emerge as a superpower.

No country with that kind of capability wants or needs to toe the Western line. This worries some in the West, hence the rush to isolate Russia and any of its existing allies such as Serbia, or lure away potential ones like Bulgaria and Romania by allowing them to prematurely join the EU and NATO.

What is Vuk smoking! What sort of diplomatic victories is he fantasizing about?

The world according to little Vuk. When someone starts talking in the silly way Vuk is, then you know he is in over his head diplomatically. It would be better if he said nothing rather than constantly making a fool of himself!

Jeremic says: 'Like all other candidates, Serbia must fulfil only the so-called Copenhagen criteria.'

This is disingenuous, to say the least. Romania and Bulgaria, not to mention the Baltic states, did not satisfy the Copenhagen criteria, yet were admitted to the EU.

There is one, and only one, reason for this - the containment and eventual break up of Russia!

If Serbia had a border with Russia, or a coastline on the Black Sea, she probably would have been in the EU years ago, Mladic or no Mladic in the Hague, and in spite of objections from the Dutch.

You keep using those strictly diplomatic means Mr. Jeremic. They tend to bring more recognitions our way.

"Jeremić: No new conditions for EU"...

No new conditions for EU, yet!!!

There is one, and only one, reason for this - the containment and eventual break up of Russia!

(T Payne, 23 June 2009 13:20)

Dear T Payne,

a lot of people thought like you and hoped for the breakup of Russia,like Napoleon and Hitler and the Sweds 200 years ago...
Where are they now and where is Russia now?
Don`t forget that Russia is a national state with 82% of its population being Russians and 30 million Russians in the near abroad ( Ucraine,Belarus,Kazakhstan will be incorporated into Russia within 5-10 years).
We are following our plan step by step,never count out the fanatism of the Russian people.
Second,the WASP population is shrinking while the number of Hispanics and Blacks in the US are growing...
Mixed together with the economic demise of the US there might be a civil war like situations in the US in the distant future...

CG

Have you met many Ukrainians in your life? I know a lot in Poland, and it would be a HUGE understatement for me to tell you how much they would disagree with their country having anything to do with Russia again. Ukrainians LOVE us Poles compared to Russians, and we have a pretty bad history (like Croats and Serbs), so that should give an idea.

I am pretty sure most Kazakhs feel the same way too, but anyway, with Russians making up 25% of Kazakhstan, 15% of Ukraine and 10% of Belarus, what right do they have to those countries? What about those "Russian" republics where the Russians make up the minority and were once homelands of the indigenous populations of the Caucasus, Siberia and Central Asia?

You as a Serb should not follow these double standards, it makes your arguement for Kosovo look stupid, where the Albanians make up 90% of the population. Stick to objective principals.

Dear CG

I don’t think you properly understood my post.

The last thing I want is the further break up of Russia.

I'm simply stating my view that some Western countries (or powerful elements within them) do want the fragmentation of Russia because, despite the fact that today's Russia is a shadow of the former USSR, it still is the only country that can militarily match the USA and with the economic potential to re-emerge as a superpower.

No country with that kind of capability wants or needs to toe the Western line. This worries some in the West, hence the rush to isolate Russia and any of its existing allies such as Serbia, or lure away potential ones like Bulgaria and Romania by allowing them to prematurely join the EU and NATO.