Putin calls for 'Eurasian Union' of ex-Soviet republics

[Gerald]

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has called for a "Eurasian Union" of former Soviet republics along the lines of the European Union.Mr Putin, who recently announced he is running for president, said the bloc would become a major global player.He said Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan were already going ahead with economic integration.However, he denied proposing to re-create the Soviet Union, saying a new bloc would have different values. "There is no talk about rebuilding the USSR in one way or another," he said in an article in the daily newspaper Izvestia."It would be naive to try to restore or copy something that belongs to the past, but a close integration based on new values and economic and political foundation is a demand of the present time." He said a "Eurasian Union" would "build on the experience of the European Union and other regional coalitions".Mr Putin said the aim was to "create real conditions to change the geopolitical and geoeconomic configuration of the entire continent and have an undoubtedly positive global effect".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15172519

Note: 4 October 2011 Last updated at 14:35 GMT

[Biggles]

Hmmm...will need to think closely about this one, but my initial thoughts aren't positive...:hmmm:

[Oberon]

I wondered when something like this would start... :hmmm:

[Dowly]

I wondered when something like this would start... :hmmm:

Indeed. :yep:

[MothBalls]

I'm waiting for Skybird to give me my opinion on this one.....

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

Agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finno-Soviet_Treaty_of_1948) of 2020...

[STEED]

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has called for a "Eurasian Union" of former Soviet republics along the lines of the European Union.

1984? :hmmm:

[Gerald]

1984? :hmmm: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087803/

[STEED]

Eurasia!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/1984_fictious_world_map_v2_quad.svg

[Gerald]

Eurasia!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/1984_fictious_world_map_v2_quad.svg Forget it, not a chance :hmph:

[Raptor1]

1984? :hmmm:

We are at war with Eurasia. We have always been at war with Eurasia...

[Jimbuna]

Better start a war with Vendorasia :doh:

[August]

Gee it's the Warsaw Pact all over again! :yeah:

[Gerald]

Better start a war with Vendorasia :doh: 'Bring 'Em On :haha:

[Jimbuna]

'Bring 'Em On :haha:

I doubt you'd engage....old habits die hard :DL

[Gerald]

I doubt you'd engage....old habits die hard :DL ya never know, :O:

[Betonov]

Now all we need is Serbia calling for a federation of ex federal yugoslav states :doh:

[Gerald]

:hmmm:

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

Now all we need is Serbia calling for a federation of ex federal yugoslav states :doh:At least modernizing impact to your football culture would be quite significant. :hmmm:




:O: Okay, okay, don't hit!

[Gerald]

At least modernizing impact to your football culture would be quite significant. :hmmm:




:O: Okay, okay, don't hit! Nice avatar ya have ,a new one :DL

[Betonov]

At least modernizing impact to your football culture would be quite significant. :hmmm:




:O: Okay, okay, don't hit!

:har::har: Avatar :har::har: Ooooh, that was fun when I was that young :DL


Emmmm, ehhh football. As long as hockey stays the same :DL

[Jimbuna]

Now all we need is Serbia calling for a federation of ex federal yugoslav states :doh:

Well that would never happen if the the parts of the UK amalgamated :DL

[soopaman2]

It's time for the 2 minutes hate everyone.

Better get real angry, big brother is watching.

ALWAYS WATCHING!

It sees you Winston..The screen...

[Kazuaki Shimazaki II]

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has called for a "Eurasian Union" of former Soviet republics along the lines of the European Union.Mr Putin, who recently announced he is running for president, said the bloc would become a major global player.He said Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan were already going ahead with economic integration.However, he denied proposing to re-create the Soviet Union, saying a new bloc would have different values. "There is no talk about rebuilding the USSR in one way or another," he said in an article in the daily newspaper Izvestia."It would be naive to try to restore or copy something that belongs to the past, but a close integration based on new values and economic and political foundation is a demand of the present time." He said a "Eurasian Union" would "build on the experience of the European Union and other regional coalitions".Mr Putin said the aim was to "create real conditions to change the geopolitical and geoeconomic configuration of the entire continent and have an undoubtedly positive global effect".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15172519

Note: 4 October 2011 Last updated at 14:35 GMT

I don't know. I always thought the Soviet Union had a nice ring to it. Perhaps it can still be the Soviet Union, but the Union of Soviet (something else, or even nothing at all) Republics?

[Gerald]

A political maneuver, :hmmm:

[Krauter]

Union of Soviet Onions?