Europe was ready to help Russia after they became a democracy
Reagan sent neocon fanatics to Russia, which led to uncontrolled privatization in which ownership of billion-dollar entities fell into the hands of the mafia, the security apparatus and Yeltsin’s cronies. That set the stage for the current Russian kleptocracy under Putin. Europe helped former Warsaw Pact states far more than it did Russia, though there was some limited cooperation with Russia as well.
Generally speaking, the EU leadership has been overly cautious (as you said) in calling out Russian imperlism and its interference in European politics in general, and has been weak in enforcing sanctions on Russia. And signing up to treaties on human rights doesn’t seem to have prevented EU states from mass surveillance, or (in the case of Hungary under Orban, among other states) of undermining citizens’ right to vote, gay rights, or protection from state bullying.
As for India, Modi would love to be the Putin of southern Asia, and nothing would make him happier than a genocide against Indian Muslims.
Collapse of USSR was engineered by western powers which included EU. Yeltsin was very dear to washington and brussles, and the economic policies he adopted on the behest of World bank and IMF (primarily europe dominated institutions) led to death of approx 12 million russians and formation of the kleptocracy that brought putin in power.
Reagan sent neocon fanatics to Russia, which led to uncontrolled privatization in which ownership of billion-dollar entities fell into the hands of the mafia, the security apparatus and Yeltsin’s cronies. That set the stage for the current Russian kleptocracy under Putin. Europe helped former Warsaw Pact states far more than it did Russia, though there was some limited cooperation with Russia as well.
Generally speaking, the EU leadership has been overly cautious (as you said) in calling out Russian imperlism and its interference in European politics in general, and has been weak in enforcing sanctions on Russia. And signing up to treaties on human rights doesn’t seem to have prevented EU states from mass surveillance, or (in the case of Hungary under Orban, among other states) of undermining citizens’ right to vote, gay rights, or protection from state bullying.
As for India, Modi would love to be the Putin of southern Asia, and nothing would make him happier than a genocide against Indian Muslims.
I don’t know how to copy a line from the main comment, otherwise l would have copied the concluding paragraph.
And what does that have to do with Europe?
Collapse of USSR was engineered by western powers which included EU. Yeltsin was very dear to washington and brussles, and the economic policies he adopted on the behest of World bank and IMF (primarily europe dominated institutions) led to death of approx 12 million russians and formation of the kleptocracy that brought putin in power.