Wednesday, September 24, 2014

4 reasons why Poroshenko should be really worried - Russia Insider

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has been well received on his tour of western capitals. Saying all the right things about democracy and western values Poroshenko never lets anyone doubt he is Washington’s man in Kiev.

However this role of repeating neocon talking points has not played out very well for post-Soviet leaders willing to do Washington’s bidding. Poroshenko should be worried – think Gorbachev, Saakashvili, Yushchenko, and Yanukovych.

Poroshenko might care to remember Gorbachev. When Mikhail Gorbachev was at the height of his global popularity, his country – the USSR – was on the verge of collapse. Loved in Washington, no one lifted a finger to save Gorbachev (or his country) when crisis came. Gorbachev was abandoned by the west who left him hanging out to dry.

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