Russian predictions for Ukraine’s future seem like a doomsday’s forecast as Ukraine continues to proclaim its aim of signing an Association Agreement with the European Union this November.
Russian President Vladimir Putin predicted new trade problems for
Ukraine’s goods if the pact is signed with Europe, part of a broader
political agreement. “We tell you this honestly and directly,” Putin
said on Sept. 19. His adviser Sergey Glaziev forecast that Ukraine would
default on its debts and Russian TV anchor Dmitriy Kiseliov compared
Ukraine with “an airliner that fell into tailspin.”
