The escalation of rhetoric
and the entrenchment of positions took place a couple of months ago. First, the
EU gave Kiev a stark choice. Brussels told Ukraine that it cannot participate
in several integration projects at the same time; it must make its choice.
Russia Beyond The Headlines: Can Ukraine afford a divorce from Russia?
Once Ukraine has taken its relations with the EU to a new level, there will be no point trying to preserve existing relations between Ukraine and Russia, which are based on the feeling of the countries being not quite foreign to each other.
Relations between Russia and Ukraine are about to cross the Rubicon. That is how many interpret the Association Agreement Kiev intends to sign next month with Brussels. The deal will establish a comprehensive free-trade zone between the former Soviet republic and the EU.
