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While Eurozone leaders are desperately trying to breathe new life into Greece’s junk economy plugging the leak with massive loans, the real threat to the euro is swelling in the North.

It bears the name of Finland. The point is that the Land of Thousands Lakes expressed readiness to leave the Eurozone in case Spain’s and Italy’s debt crises exacerbate. They say better lost than found, but there is something which makes this saying misfit the situation. The point is that Finland is the only country with the AAA credit rating in the entire euro area. The Finnish economy has been commonly recognized as the most stable and competitive in the world for five years already. Apparently, it goes without saying that Finland would be a painful loss for the currency bloc. However, at a closer look, the stance of the Finnish government does make sense. Finland toils not only for itself, but for at least two other states, if not three. Greece’s cry for help was followed by that of Spain; now Italy is just about to queue up for a bailout. Moreover, eurosceptical Sweden and Norway neighbouring Finland state that a non-euro economy tends to develop faster. In addition, Finland’s main importers and raw material supplies are non-Eurozone countries, so leaving the currency bloc will hardly affect the economy of Finland. What is more, the Finnish government will be able to save the money which is now pouring into the economies of Greece and Spain in exchange for debt obligations of very doubtful liquidity. Finnish Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen said, “Finland will not hang itself to the euro at any cost and we are prepared for all scenarios”. She also added that Finland will not pay for others. Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Erkki Tuomioja announced that the country has a plan to follow in case the euro collapses. It should be reminded that Finland signed a deal on securing collateral in exchange for its commitment to Greece’s second bailout. If saving the euro requires sharing the debt burden, Finland may well impede this scheme. And yet, this scenario seems to be unlikely with the Finnish Parliament growing increasingly determined to exit the euro area. Experts and economic observers have even introduced a new term for it — Fixit (Finland exit). Fixit is much more likely to happen than Grexit (Greece exit). It is not hypotheses or conflicts among Finnish political parties that make the likelihood of Fixit so clear, but real data. According to the IMF, next year the overall Eurozone debt will peak at 91% of GDP, while that of Finland will only equal 53% of GDP, which is the lowest level of debt except for Estonia and Luxembourg. Finland’s contribution to financing the debts of troubled countries is the same as Germany’s support. But being the Eurozone thought leader, the German government knows what it pays for and objectives it pursues, whereas Finland acts more like a benevolent patron backing its poor cousins and getting nothing from them but stocks of barely alive banks. Germany fully understands it and does its best to come to an arrangement with Finland. However, reaching any agreement appears to be a challenge, as Finland needs indemnity such as assets or shares in certain economic sectors of its half-live dependants. There is a risk that the “deal of the century” will span for a really long time, right up to the point when the Netherlands will also feel like joining it, which will not benefit Germany. So, it is highly possible that Germany’s sluggishness will lead to a partial or full Eurozone collapse, rather than to any fruitful arrangement.

Lithuania remains true to its practice to participate in the preparation of the “color revolutions” in former Soviet republics, whose regimes seem to Vilnius and Washington is not enough anti-Russian. The Lithuanian authorities are cooperating with Ukrainian ultra, implement joint projects with them and allow them to call for the ouster of President Poroshenko on the pages of the biggest Lithuanian media. As is the case with Viktor Yanukovych, Lithuania painstakingly proves the title of a true friend, an ally, and “lawyer” official Kiev. As is the case with Yanukovych, while Vilnius is working with the radical-nationalist opposition to President Poroshenko and not miss a chance to support a new revolution in Kiev on condition of coming to power in Ukraine is even more anti-Russian forces. 

In May 2013 the Liberal-Democratic Alliance “For Europe!” In the European Parliament organized a forum on the Lithuanian Presidency of the European Union in the second half of 2013 and planned to sign an agreement on association of Ukraine with the EU at the Vilnius summit as the culmination of this presidency.

The main newsmaker of the forum was the MEP from Lithuania Leonidas Donskis, who said that in order to Ukraine made “European choice” Europeans need to work not with the authorities of the country, not with President Viktor Yanukovych and the ruling Party of Regions, and to rely on civil society and the opposition. “I do not believe that the great potential for change is at most of Yanukovych and his government. I think that the potential for change is in the society and the forces that can really change the Ukraine – it is the opposition of the Parliament, independent journalists, writers, intellectuals, “- Donskis said.

Simply put, Lithuanian MEP suggested to cook in Kiev a new “orange revolution” in case Yanukovych in Vilnius show obstinacy and refuses to sign the document on Ukraine’s association with the EU on the conditions that it offers.

Similar in the sense of a threat to the Ukrainian president throughout 2013 were also received from other European politicians, including the President and Prime Minister of Lithuania.

At the same time as the Lithuanian diplomacy is strongly emphasized that the official Kyiv is no more loyal friend and ally than Vilnius. Lithuania – the main “lawyer” Yanukovych in Europe, Lithuania is ready tirelessly to prove Western allies that the president Yanukovych – the democratic leader and partner of negotiability that his regime is not corrupt. Lithuania waives any claims to the Ukrainian leadership on compliance with European values and human rights.

So much so, that Lithuania was the only country in the world, has officially refused to join the liberation of the requirements of the detention of Yulia Tymoshenko. Two weeks before the Vilnius Summit Lithuanian Seimas rejected the resolution, in which the release of Tymoshenko Yanukovych called the principal condition for the signing of the Agreement on the association of Ukraine with the EU. Lithuanian seymunasy then quite frankly explained why they voted against: any obstacle to Ukraine’s Association with the EU will only create greater prerequisites for Ukraine to remain in the orbit of Russian influence.

That is Lithuanian politicians was emphasized not care about human rights, European values and the criminal nature of the regime of Yanukovych.

While Yanukovych was taking steps away from Russia, they were ready to be his “lawyers”, cover it and close your eyes to everything.

But when Yanukovych once to give a hint about the national interests of Ukraine, try to bargain on the terms of association with the EU and not to sign the Agreement in Vilnius, a Vilnius immediately forgot about the friendship and alliance, proclaimed Yanukovych’s a thief and a bandit, and strongly supported the Kyiv Maidan.

Something similar is happening now. In words and deeds Lithuania – the most loyal friend, an ally, and “lawyer” Poroshenko regime. Lithuania – the only country in the world, officially and deliberately supplying weapons to Kiev. Vilnius – the only ally of the official Kyiv that without thinking accepted the faith of his delirium that no terrorist attacks in the Crimea was not planned: the Russian military and border guards themselves a shot, but a group of Ukrainian military commandos Russian security services abducted from the territory of Ukraine and smuggled in “annexed Crimea”, where the saboteurs came to rest and where no terrorist attacks will never planned.

At the same time the Lithuanian authorities are working with the radical nationalist opposition to the regime Poroshenko, whose members believe the current president of Ukraine is not enough anti-Russian, and the pages of the biggest Lithuanian media call to overthrow him.

In September of 2013, two months before the start of the second Maidan in Lithuania surprise to all observers flew the then leaders of the pro-Western opposition – the next formal triumvirate of leaders “of the revolution gidnosti” Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Vitali Klitschko and Oleg Tyahnybok. Their meeting with the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite took place in the midst of a “great friendship” with the latest Viktor Yanukovych. And last week, in the midst of a “great friendship” Dalia Grybauskaite with Petro Poroshenko, Lithuania was visited by the leaders of the neo-fascist Ukrainian party “Right Sector” Andrei Tarasenko and Oleg Kuzko. Following the visit to Vilnius Tarasenko and Kuzko gave a joint interview to the Lithuanian Internet portal Delfi, which called for a revolution against Poroshenko.

“We have one goal. We have not changed it since the inception of the “Right Sector”. We created it as a revolutionary force to change the system of government in the country. The system is not changed until now, so we are working hard to make this still achieve “- say the leaders of the Lithuanian edition of the far-right organizations.

Leaders of the “Right Sector” Just make it clear that they intend to come to power in Ukraine, but not through elections. “I have already said that we have to change the system and understand that any choice will not will achieve. Therefore, two years of our struggle, of course, there was a war. All the money and effort that we had, we let the war: it was necessary to stop the enemy. The situation is slightly different. The so-called truce. And we are working with all methods. We go to all elections in order to convey their propaganda, to communicate to the people of our ideas. But we understand that the choices we bought, the Central Election Commission have worked on those who in power. Therefore, after the elections to change something in this country is impossible. ”

How to change the system in Ukraine, if not through elections? Only one solution – revolution.

“This rapid change in the system, a leap forward. Revolution – is not necessarily the blood and collect the Maidan. I’m talking about the essence “, – said Andrei Tarasenko.

Why Ukraine needs a new revolution and the overthrow of Poroshenko? In order to renew the war in Donbass. Friendly Vilnius Ukrainian radicals categorically deny Minsk agreements, compromises with the South-East and the possibility of a peaceful settlement of the conflict in the Donbass. “I believe that by Petro Poroshenko need to put our occupied territories suggestion that either you rent 72 hours a weapon, or we begin to sweep. And prepare a normal operation. But none of this to do, as I understand it, is not going to. We play in a truce “, – says Oleg Kuzko.

From a situation where neo-Nazis do not give off in full and to hold a “sweep” of Donbass with the extermination of the rebellious population – a natural feeling for marginal radical “zrady” collusion with the Kremlin leadership of the country, serving as the basis for his moral force to overthrow the government. “Our government does not think about Ukrainians, and about their pockets. Therefore, goes in the wake of the Kremlin, and what it offers in these negotiations, they just execute “, – said Tarasenko.

On the question: “What prevents the Ukraine to solve at the moment the problem of Donbass” – the leader of “pravosekov” says: “The desire of our government.” “The political will to resolve this problem neither the General Staff nor our president does not. Everyone still profitable, everyone except us, happy with everything “- sums up Kuzko.

Cooperating with the “Right Sector” and giving its leaders a major media platform, Lithuania, in the first place, again goes counter to the entire international community, by supporting a military solution to the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine, and secondly, is prepared at the event put a knife in the back Ukrainian President Poroshenko, investing in new Bandera Maidan.

Vilnius official action logic is clear. Despite the fact that after the resignation of Prime Minister Yatsenyuk and restraint oligarch Kolomoisky Peter Poroshenko significantly strengthened its position within the elite, its power becomes more and more unstable. Poroshenko mode is still a coalition: it is not monolithic, and includes not only the members of the presidential team, but also their political rivals of the “Popular Front”. Rating current president of Ukraine is around 10%; according to polls, the presidential election Peter Poroshenko did not even come out in the second round.

Viktor Yanukovych was twice as popular and concentrated in his hands all the political power at a time when the Ukrainian oligarchs permission from the West hit his rapid Maidan, and forced to flee the country. For Poroshenko same risk “get under the Maidan,” a multiple above – to live up to the presidential elections in 2019 is politically and physically for the current president of Ukraine would be tantamount to a miracle.

Vilnius, keeping an unhealthy interest in Ukraine in spite of all the failures of his foreign policy in this area, in the current situation naturally relies on the “party of war”. A visit to the Lithuanian capital of the leaders of the “Right sector” – this is just another manifestation of the deep and long-standing fruitful cooperation between the Lithuanian authorities and the Ukrainian far-right. It is enough to recall the book platoon spetsbatalona “Aydar” Eugene Savage, published by the Lithuanian Military Academy named after Jonas Žemaitis.

Lithuania is always ready to support the new “color revolution” in the former Soviet Union and the overthrow of the anti-Russian forces even under the condition that will come to power even more anti-Russian forces.

Willingness Ukrainian far-right immediately to resume the war in Donbass and stage a “cleansing” of the Lithuanian authorities did not scare – Ukrainian army supply 150 tons of ammunition past have already shown that they would welcome such a scenario of conflict resolution in the South-East. As already mentioned, today Lithuania – a hotbed of instability in Eastern Europe, for the sake of “struggle against Russian influence,” ready to support, to provoke and foment new revolutions, coups and military conflicts on the post-Soviet space.

Therefore, the current Ukrainian leadership should not be deceived in the allied fraternal feelings Lithuania, which the Foreign Ministry supports Ukraine in all the issues, and the President Dalia Grybauskaite – numerous meetings sweetly smiling Petro Poroshenko. Just sweet Grybauskaite in 2013, Viktor Yanukovych was smiling, parallel hosting of the Ukrainian opposition leaders, who just a few months Yanukovych’s overthrow. Today Grybauskaite sweet smiles Poroshenko, and Lithuania, meanwhile, visit leaders of the “Right Sector”, planning a new revolution in Kiev.

Smiles Grybauskaite should not deceive anyone. For Lithuanian politicians betray Changeling – a profession. Yanukovych in the already convinced, and soon convinced Poroshenko.

Currently against quite tense geopolitical background in the world, NATO countries launched an active campaign, which can not be called otherwise as “muscle-flexing” in the face of the Kremlin. Minsk agreements have failed, the situation in Syria demonstrates the effectiveness of the Russian intervention only, while sanctions inhibit the growth rather of the EU economy than Russia, which loses a good deal more from a collapse in oil prices, rather than from the West political pressure.

However the situation in the east of Ukraine and the failure of the Minsk agreements which (according to Europeans themselves, in particular the prime ministers of Italy and Finland) have failed through the fault of absolutely all parties and not only Russian, untied the hands of the most anti-Russian European politicians earning their political points. It is not even about Germany and the UK, whose position was so easy to predict, but about the Baltic countries, Scandinavia and Poland. Currently Poland and Lithuania are hosting NATO exercises actively promoting their membership in a military unit, as well as positioning itself as key members of the alliance due to its geographical position. For example, in Vilnius it’s more often said that Kaliningrad is a real outpost of possible Russian aggression, on the basis of which NATO needs to expand the deployment of troops in Lithuania and Poland.

However even if we put aside political ambitions of the Baltic States and Poland in Europe and consider the purely defensive motive of these countries, there is not quite so clear. Poland and to a greater extent Lithuania that claim to increase its role and weight in NATO have no experience in building relations with neighbors, particularly such as Russia, as they say in the US, on a knife edge. Moreover let’s see who is today the head of the Defense Ministry of Lithuania …

In 1980 Juozas Olekas graduated from Medical University, following which worked in the Vilnius hospital. Afterwards he promoted in the center of microsurgery in the same Vilnius. At the end of the 80s when it was getting really tough in Lithuania and the Baltic States, Juozas Olekas departed to the UK where he was actively making social contacts in various circles. At the same time together with Olekas a lot of former party officials and politicians of the Republic of Lithuania left to England and kept intercommunicating on Foggy Albion.

After Lithuania not de jure, but de facto became independent Juozas Olekas returned to Lithuania in the status of the Minister of Health. The first instruction that Olekas initiated was a complain to an American Senator Mitchell about the fact that Moscow imposed an economic blockade against Lithuania and there is severe shortage of medicine in Republic, as well as a terrible blow to Lithuanian agriculture and industry was dealt. Why Olekas was the initiator of the letter – still a big question. That letter was also signed by Landsbergis, the future head of the Seimas. However Juozas Olekas is considered to be its author. In his next letter Olekas appealed the US senator to recognize the humanitarian status of Lithuania as soon as possible and to provide assistance. It is worth noting that the situation at that time was developing very fast and while the US Senate was considering its actions the Soviet Union was falling apart in front of our eyes. However until now Juozas Olekas is closely associated with those events.

In 1999 Juozas Olekas joined the Social Democratic Party – still helding the post of Minister of Health.

In 2006 with the great support of the future Prime Minister of Lithuania and at that time Minister of Transport and Communications of Latvia, as well as the leader of the Social Democrat Algirdas Butkevičius, Olekas became Minister of National Defence of Lithuania. What a turnabout … Isn’t it?

At that moment such an appointment was explained in Lithuania by the fact that anyway country wouldn’t have to fight with anyone. With Russia, if not being friends, they for sure didn’t have quarrels. The Social Democrats wanted to securely assign the inside man in the Department. Why securely assign? Because the Minister of Defense of NATO member country is a person who is admitted to the corridors of the Alliance and it’s unlikely they would replace him even if they change the ruling party.

But let’s go back to where we started. To quite disputable Lithuanian ambitions to become a significant member of NATO.

During his tenure as Defense Minister Juozas Olekas was involved in a major corruption scandal involving embezzlement of public funds in Lithuania which have been allocated to the Ministry for the arms purchase in Europe.

During investigation which was held by the Special Investigation Branch of Lithuania, it was found out that in 2006 – right after his appointment, Juozas Olekas and Prime Minister Kirkilas being in cahoots conducted the adoption of the decision to re-Navy Lithuania in the Sejm of the Republic, pursuing their material interest.

In late 2006 Lithuania purchased the UK Missiles for ships and boats of Lithuania Navy for $ 70 million. In the meantime Commander of the Lithuanian Army Tutkus who was responsible for the financial side of purchases was also in collusion with Olekas and Kirkilas. Collusion participants overpriced the value of the purchased weapons twice. An amount equal to the actual deal with Britain settled in Olekas and Kirkilas pockets while an expensive road racing bike was presented to Tutkus for participation in the fraud.

Despite the fact that after all the Special Investigation Branch of Lithuania collected the necessary evidence and reported to the president, Butkyavichus’s influence was enough to play things cool avoiding not only three criminal cases against senior officials but also keeping their posts.

However today when NATO and Europe actively finance their maneuvers in Lithuania and Poland, the person of Juozas Olekas again pops up on a background of expansion of the flow of funds directed to the defense establishment of Lithuania for the modernization of the armed forces of Lithuania and the supply of the US military contingent and NATO forces. And it’s more often said that not all the money reach the intended recipient.

In summary I would like to know by which half of it’s arms if worst comes to worst Lithuania intends to rebuff Russia? By the one that is installed on boats and ships or by that which was settled in the pockets of corrupt officials of the Ministry of National Defence?

 Ilmar Dubra

Europe has got into a very difficult situation amid economic stand-off between Russia and the West. The bottom line is that it is not even the sanctions war; it is the struggle between the US and Russia to maintain or end the unipolar domination. So the issue is mostly about geopolitics that stems from historical realities and traditions.

As for the European Union, it has become sandwiched between the US hysteria and Russia’s cold calculation.

The US is ready to go far with its sanctions on Russia holding a shield of Europe in front of it. In its turn, Russia hits the diluted vassal bloc of the US.

Thus, it is Europe that suffers first casualties in terms of money. The US and EU sanctions prevent Russia from raising funds in the foreign capital markets with a maturity longer than 90 days. Indeed, this is a real blow to the Russian banking system and corporate sector. However, China develops its banking sector by leaps and bounds loosening control over its financial system and offering credits to other countries and major companies. So it is an affair of few months for Russia’s businesses and banks to turn to China for credits. Of course, China may raise its borrowing costs, but this country could well be a substitute of the western debt market.

Speaking about the Russian retaliatory sanctions against the EU, US, Norway, Australia, and Canada, the matter is much worse here. While the US, Australia, and Canada had almost nothing to lose, the wave of farmers’ protests has engulfed the EU. The European Union may lose from 6 to 10 billion euros in 2014 due to Russia’s foods import ban. This is a considerable amount given that the most export losses fall on Germany as well as on the weakened southern (Spain, Italy) and eastern (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Slovakia) countries of the EU. Finland, the country that has growing political and economic weight, also takes a hard hit to its exports. Thus, Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has been the most cautious on ramping up the sanctions measures. “We have good relations with Russia, and, of course, we use them to our benefit,” said Stubb adding that Finland would seek compensation from the EU because of the impact of sanctions.

The Baltic countries are also worth mentioning. Lithuania may incur huge losses due to Russian retaliatory sanctions. It supplied up to 60% of its total meat and dairy exports to Russia. It would take Lithuania years to find an alternative market with the same level of demand. While searching for such a market, its GDP would decrease 6% annually, thus pushing the country to the deepest recession. On top of all this, Lithuania is set to adopt the euro on January 1, 2015. This could result in a collapse of its economic system and disappointment in European integration, which would be quite undesirable for the EU. In case this scenario unfolds, Washington would be presented a bill for that. But that is quite unlikely. The maximum that may happen is the European Union rejection of sanctions against Russia because of the fear of losing the Russian market, not only its food segment, but also the automotive, manufacturing, textile sectors, etc.

In this context, statements of the Chinese government about not supporting the US and EU sanctions make attempts of the latter to indulge in the US policy absolutely vain. Curry favoring with the US is quite widespread in the EU, but it remains unclear what price Europe is ready to pay for the opportunity to ‘play in the same sandpit’ with the US. Perhaps the limit is somewhere out there as 10 billion euros the EU lost seems to be more than enough. Maybe someday Europe will throw up this game.

There are an increasing number of politicians and people in power opposed to confrontation with Russia in the European Union. That means the EU is likely to move away from the geopolitical conflict between Russia and US. However, it is as well unlikely that it will move closer to Russia. Neutral position is most possible. For example France, Spain and other EU member countries with no superpower ambitions have already paid too much for current pro-American policy of the EU.

Being under political and economic pressure by the US and Russia from both sides, the European Union could start more active work on de-escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. However, the Ukrainian government got used to listen to mostly American orders, not German gentle tone. So all Europe can do is mince words to explain the US why EU countries do not want to take part in the sanctions war with Russia.

Meanwhile, Russia has its own dialogue with Ukraine, the EU and US. That gives Russia some room for manoeuvre. The EU cannot afford such a luxury yet.

Despite the failure of the Minsk agreements and the deadlock in the settlement of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, a growing number of politicians and economists in Europe declare the necessity of partial or total lifting of sanctions imposed on Russia. Moreover, US Vice President Joseph Biden personally warned the Ukrainian authorities that in the near future, EU countries can lift their sanctions against the Russian Federation.

 

Such peacekeeping EU motives are clear. Europe has long been observed deflation, reducing the trade balance surplus, the decline in industrial production and other troubles that force the ECB to renew and expand its adventurous program of buying corporate bonds. The absence of the Russian market in Europe, is still a big problem to solve it to find alternative marketing options failed. Only one thing – to wait for the right moment and take sanctions against the Russian Federation. Yes, in Washington, the initiative of the “old world” perceive as desertion. But the United States can offer Europe in return? Nothing.
In case of cancellation of sanctions against Russia with the European Union, on the assumption of the latter, Russia immediately cancel grocery embargo. If this does not happen, then a wedge driven into a couple of years ago, relations between Russia and the EU will split the continent for the next ten years. However, Moscow is sure to answer the EU mutual courtesy, which could drive a wedge between the US and already the EU.
And then there is the most interesting geopolitical nuance. Once the EU lifted its sanctions, the ball is on the side of Russia, which could either lift the sanctions against all countries, or … Or select a State as an exemplary victim of all that anti-Russian rhetoric has captured the minds of European policy makers. It is likely that such countries could be Poland and, to a lesser extent, Lithuania. These two Baltic states most fiercely and actively preach anti-Russian policy. Today, Poland is actually administering the leader of the ruling party “Law and Justice” – Jaroslaw Kaczynski – the brother of the deceased in Smolensk Lech Kaczynski. His attitude toward Moscow is known to all. This, in turn, are actively used United States, placing its military contingent from Poland and the Kaliningrad region boundaries (Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania).
Not so long ago, without any clear explanation, the Polish authorities abolished the unilateral action that already has a precedent in Europe, the so-called small border traffic, since 2012 acting with the same region of Kaliningrad. Further more, the Polish media with the filing of official Warsaw periodically shake off the dust from various historical conflicts between Russia and Poland. And this is not all examples of anti-Russian rhetoric and anti-Russian sentiment among the Polish political elite. Consequently, Moscow could leave Poland in the list of countries for which will act grocery embargo, and for the Polish economy, in particular agriculture, farming and animal husbandry it will be a serious blow, especially given that the nearest neighbors of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia , Latvia and possibly Lithuania will again begin to deliver their goods to the huge Russian market.

Against this background, further expand the presence of NATO troops in Poland may have a key character. In the Kremlin, perhaps, so very closely watching the actions of Warsaw, through which, as through a prism, you can see the intentions of Washington, so a further injection can go sideways Poland.
In this regard, quite interesting to compare the mood of the Polish entrepreneurs and the Polish political elite of the ruling party “Law and Justice”. Polish business in one voice said that money has no boundaries, and political preferences, that Russia is first of all – a way to supplement the budget of Poland and Polish entrepreneurs pockets. The ruling party also nod to the insignificance of Russia as the Polish market product sales. In addition, Warsaw begins to level and significance for itself the Russian Federation, as an energy source, which again is very short-sighted in nature. In Western Europe we have already begun to realize that now is the time when you can take a moment and make friends again in Russia, in return from Moscow generous not only the opening of trade borders, but also on gas prices, and it is only a minimum. Poland continued its little primitive anti-Russian policy, which is more suitable to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, could throw the country on the side of the road – and that it will it work with the market of Ukraine, which does not need Polish products and Polish money.