Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Turkey prefers cooperation with Russia, Asian countries to EU membership

By Vladimir V. Sytin
The Ukrainian Times

After a failed coup attempt in Turkey 110,000 public workers, who are connected to the coup plot, lost their job while 550 establishments, 18 philanthropic institutions and nine media companies were shut down. Representatives of several political groups at the European Parliament voted for the suspension of negotiations for membership of Turkey in the European Union. Ankara retorted that cooperation with Russia and Asian countries is more worthwhile than membership in the EU.

Previously, Omer Chelik, Turkish minister for EU affairs, stated that Ankara would withdraw from an agreement on migrants if the EU fails to provide visa-free travel to Europe for citizens of Turkey by this year-end. According to him, it is not enough that the EU violated terms of the migration deal, but Brussels attempts to impose on Ankara a policy alien to its interests.

Turkish authorities are discontented with EU’s demand that a state of emergency instituted after the attempt to stage a coup should be lifted. They warned the EU that Turkey would open a gate for refugees who flee to Europe.

Readers of The Ukrainian Times know that the American state murderous rampage through the Middle East and North Africa was enabled by the Europeans who provided diplomatic and military cover for Washington’s war crimes. Today the Europeans are suffering the consequences as they are overrun by refugees.

According to many observers, Europeans have become accustomed to their role as hired vassals. They are more likely to enjoy their life enriched by American gratuities than to take risk for humanity.

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