The Moscow-Astana video conference on post-Maidan outlines of Eurasian integration started with a report by Radik Murzagaliyev and Dmitry Mikhaylichenko. Murzagaliyev told Vestnik Kavkaza that the events in Ukraine would not affect the attitude of Russia's southern neighbours towards Eurasian integration. He reminded that the integration idea belonged to Kazakhstan.
Mikhaylichenko said that the fate of Eurasian integration depended on the fight for Ukraine. Central Asian states are watching the fight and waiting for one of the sides to win.
Bolat Baykadamov, a co-chair of the Eurasian Network of Experts, called the report timely. He noted that CIS countries had doubts about further integration in Eurasia. In his words, there were articles in the Kazakh media claiming that Russia had imperialist ambitions.
Sergey Mikheyev, the director of the Institute for Caspian Cooperation, believes that the stoking of the Ukrainian events by the West was a result of its inability to accept Eurasian integration. He predicts that there will be no winner and Ukraine will be the only loser. Mikheyev doubts that any post-Soviet state has any serious prospects for Eurasian integration.
Alexander Gushchin, deputy head of the sub-department for post-Soviet states of the RSUH, said that focusing Russia’s attention on Ukraine would slow down Eurasian integration. Russia is the locomotive of Eurasian integration and its prospects will depend on the development of the Russian economy, he said. The expert proposed development of a new ideological concept and of a systematic approach to teaching young people humanitarianism.
Sergey Rekeda, the director general of the Center for Information and Analysis at the Lomonosov MSU, outlined the role of NGOs in escalating the Ukrainian crisis. He insists that the crisis could not have been taken to such a high scale without foreign influence.
The Moscow-Astana video conference on post-Maidan outlines of Eurasian integration started with a report by Radik Murzagaliyev and Dmitry Mikhaylichenko. Murzagaliyev told Vestnik Kavkaza that the events in Ukraine would not affect attitude of southern neighbours of Russia towards Eurasian integration. He reminded that the integration idea belonged to Kazakhstan.Mikhaylichenko said that the fate of Eurasian integration depended on the fight for Ukraine. Central Asian states watch the fight and wait for one of the sides to win.Bolat Baykadamov, a co-chair of the Eurasian Network of Experts, called the report timely. He noted that CIS countries had doubts about further integration in Eurasia. In his words, there were articles in Kazakh media claiming that Russia had imperial ambitions.Sergey Mikheyev, the director of the Institute for Caspian Cooperation, believes that stimulation of Ukrainian events by the West was a result of its inability to accept Eurasian integration. He predicts that there will be no winner and Ukraine will be the only loser. Mikheyev doubts that any post-Soviet state has any serious prospects for Eurasian integration.Alexander Gushchin, deputy head of the sub-department for post-Soviet states of the RSUH, said that focusing Russia’s attention on Ukraine would slow down Eurasian integration. Russia is the locomotive of Eurasian integration and its prospect will depend on development of Russian economy, in his words. The expert proposed development of a new ideological concept and development of a systemic approach to teaching young people humanitarianism.Sergey Rekeda, the director general of the Center for Information and Analysis at the Lomonosov MSU, outlined the role of NGOs in escalating the Ukrainian crisis. He insists that the crisis could not have been taken to such high scale without foreign influenc
