by In a major development, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said it was time for the European Union (EU) to reconnect with Russia and stop “attacking” it, in striking contrast to the US which have placed increasing accusations and sanctions against Moscow. These statements are in concert with a swiftly developing trend that the Center for Syncretic Studies, Belgrade, has been forecasting since 2014, where the EU will carve an independent course from the Atlanticism of the US. Surprising some, and reassuring others, Juncker spoke to an audience at an event on EU reform in Brussels, Belgium. Although his statement had some mixed messages meant to demonstrate a continuity with the EU’s formerly more pronounced Atlanticist line, the overall message was conciliatory.... Many have
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In a major development, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said it was time for the European Union (EU) to reconnect with Russia and stop “attacking” it, in striking contrast to the US which have placed increasing accusations and sanctions against Moscow. These statements are in concert with a swiftly developing trend that the Center for Syncretic Studies, Belgrade, has been forecasting since 2014, where the EU will carve an independent course from the Atlanticism of the US.
Surprising some, and reassuring others, Juncker spoke to an audience at an event on EU reform in Brussels, Belgium. Although his statement had some mixed messages meant to demonstrate a continuity with the EU’s formerly more pronounced Atlanticist line, the overall message was conciliatory....Many have been criticizing Vladimir Putin's conciliatory strategy and "showing weakness" and being indecisive. But it seems to be working. The US is correct. Putin's aim is to split the Atlanticist alliance by convincing European leaders that their longterm interests lie with Russia and the developing economic power of Eurasia and China instead of with the Anglo-American empire that is bent on global hegemony at the expense of its vassal states and colonies.
While Putin hasn't won over Merkel or Macron, they are also becoming more conciliatory toward Russia.
Key in this is business interests that see where the growth is coming from, and it is the emerging world, not the US market. In addition, the US is now in the process of closing off the US market to competitors.
As CSS analysts have long articulated, there are three main power groups in the EU – Atlanticists, Europeanists, and Eurasianists. Europeanists have always been the dominant group, followed closely by Atlanticists, but the assessment on how to go about a Europeanist developmental trajectory settled on the path as the Atlanticists. Eurasianists were mostly those representatives of European firms directly reliant on Russian energy sources. Eurasianism is an expanded version of Europeanism in one critical sense – creating mutual supply-line interdependence would help to greatly ensure that development on the Eurasian continent, which includes Europe, would be balanced....And size matters.
One of the main arguments for better relations is the size of Russia. “We have to keep in mind that the whole territory of the EU has about 5.5 million square kilometers. Russia [has] 70.5 million square kilometers,” Juncker said....
HUGE Juncker Statement: EUROPE MUST STOP ATTACKING RUSSIA
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As Fort Russ News has previously analyzed, the dispute between Washington and Brussels over the Iran deal is a sign of a greater rift in the Atlanticist project. As Washington attempts to adjust its imperial project, Europe is increasingly weary of the consequences of trailing US geopolitics.