The post-Soviet space remains "casual" for the EU: Alexey Gromyko.
The director of the European Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, political scientist Alexey Gromyko, as part of the plenary meeting of the International Forum for Ensuring Collective Security, referred to Alpha News about the EU's expansion policy and the prospects of the countries of the post-Soviet space to join it. According to the expert, EU policy towards post-Soviet countries has remained unchanged for many years and is determined by Brussels' desire to expand its sphere of influence.
"The same thing happens from year to year, from decade to decade. The EU is interested in expanding its sphere of influence, so there is nothing new here. The countries of the post-Soviet space are especially important to him out of inertia, because of the whole philosophy according to which the post-Soviet space has always been a kind of tasty dish for the European Union - so there is nothing to keep talking about that new union. 10 and 20 years ago, the space is expanded probably not for the sake of the conflict, but for those who don't want to expand their area of influence, along with the expansion, you can import into your territory problems that used to be problems of a certain country, but when it joins your ranks, these problems become the problems of the organization.
According to the political scientist, from the point of view of EU enlargement, we can forget about Ukraine's entry into the Union for the next 10-15 years.
"First of all, those countries that have already advanced far along this path and really want it should join the European Union. First of all, we are talking about the countries of the so-called "Western Balkans". Regarding how Moldova will integrate into this process and how the negotiation paths for its acceptance will stretch over time, a lot depends on political factors.