(RFE/RL) — René van der Linden, who heads the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), said at the University of Vilnius on September 25 that it is easier for Lithuania to adapt to Russia than for Russia to adapt to Lithuania, dpa reported. He noted that "it is easier to reform your country than to reform Russia.... If Europe speaks about human rights in Russia, it means [to Moscow that Brussels is] meddling in its domestic politics."
He said he regrets that the EU has lost unspecified opportunities to help Russia reform its institutions. Van der Linden was concluding a trip to the Baltic states, during which he stressed issues related to their treatment of their respective Russian-speaking minorities and their relations with Moscow.
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Mis sellel artiklil EU ga pistmist on.
Keegi Maxim võiks endale mõisted selgeks teha...praegu nagu pudru ja kapsad.
Keegi Maxim võiks endale mõisted selgeks teha...praegu nagu pudru ja kapsad.
..should read..how accomodating the EU is towards Russia...
Let me add this much. I think it is absolutely necessary to take all prevailing channels open to Estonia to criticize Russia, but unfortunately for those people who don't live in Europe, it is difficult to comprehend how accomodating the EU is towards Europe. It the perhaps the equivalent analogy of the US criticizing China, but all along accomodating China's interests by way of the most favoured nation treaty. There ain't a heck of a lot to do in cases like this, and certainly it does begin to make people cynical about the times we live in. Or maybe you are happy with the China-US; EU-Russia axis of interests??
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