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

Gerald · 10-04-11, 12:45 PM

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 · 10-04-11, 01:01 PM

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

Oberon · 10-04-11, 01:11 PM

I wondered when something like this would start...

Dowly · 10-04-11, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

I wondered when something like this would start...

Indeed.

MothBalls · 10-04-11, 01:24 PM

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

kraznyi_oktjabr · 10-04-11, 01:37 PM

Agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance of 2020...

STEED · 10-04-11, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

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

1984?

Gerald · 10-04-11, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

1984?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087803/

STEED · 10-04-11, 01:58 PM

Eurasia!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ap_v2_quad.svg

Gerald · 10-04-11, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Eurasia!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ap_v2_quad.svg

Forget it, not a chance

Raptor1 · 10-04-11, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

1984?

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

Jimbuna · 10-04-11, 02:32 PM

Better start a war with Vendorasia

August · 10-04-11, 02:32 PM

Gee it's the Warsaw Pact all over again!

Gerald · 10-04-11, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Better start a war with Vendorasia

'Bring 'Em On

Jimbuna · 10-04-11, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

'Bring 'Em On

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

10-04-11, 12:45 PM	#1
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Putin calls for 'Eurasian Union' of ex-Soviet republics 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 __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Eurasia! http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ap_v2_quad.svg __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I wondered when something like this would start...

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MothBalls Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I'm waiting for Skybird to give me my opinion on this one.....

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Gee it's the Warsaw Pact all over again! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.