Eurasian Mirage

Since the Soviet Union gave way to an unintelligible integration projects invented to simulate the former empire, each meeting of the new owners of the post -Soviet space has become a reason for broadcasting promises that clearly do not correspond to the economic and political potential of units.

Initially, these promises and projects were seriously treated: I still remember how in the early 90s in the ringing silence of the hall for the receptions of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Russia Nursultan Nazarbayev, the initiator of the mythical Eurasian Union, announced the reaction of each of his colleagues to his initiative. Now, when the Eurasian Union can actually be about to arise, the prospects of its functioning can only be treated sarcastically.

If, even before the new integration association, both Nazarbayev and Lukashenko criticize the rules of the game in the Customs Union, which has not become an equal economic association, then why should I think that the Eurasian Economic Union will not turn into another roof for Russian ambitions? Why will the exemptions, exceptions, sanitary barriers and other charms with which sworn friends defend from each other disappear in the Eurasian Union? And is it possible to imagine genuine delegation of political power by countries where this very power is concentrated in the office of the ruler, not leaking from there either to parliaments, or to the courts, or to the prosecutor’s office, and nowhere? And if this association for three is not into three countries, but for three people - then what economy can we talk about? Who is interested?

Precisely because no one, our heroes have to entertain themselves with spotlights. Nursultan Abishevich proposes to adopt Turkey, Vladimir Vladimirovich - to conclude an agreement on the free trade zone (EVS) with India. At the same time, Putin says that if Ukraine sign a similar agreement with the European Union, Russia will deprive it of trade benefits.

That Türkiye has signed an association agreement with the European Union for a long time - these are participants in the Customs Union, apparently, does not bother. And you do not need to look for economic logic in this. The logic is simple, “conceptual”: Ukrainians “ours”, so we will punish them, and the Turks are alien, so we will fade them.

And that Turkey will not enter and India will not agree to the FTI with seizures and prohibitions-this is not a problem: to enjoy its own greatness in the light of Soviet crystal of the Minsk government residences is much more important and pleasant than to make real efforts to economic development of their countries and create a competitive, rather than corruption-defective model of cooperation. We will build a crystal bridge over the river and we will ride on jeeps back and forth - perhaps even to Ankara.