2006-12-14 16:15:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Yes.
1. Geography. Europe extends to the Ural Mountains. All of Ukraine is in Europe.
2. History. Inhabitants of Ukraine have had links to the rest of Europe for more than 3000 years. Proto-Ukrainians had trade and cultural links with ancient Greece, considered the foundation for Western civilization. Kievian Rus, considered to be the first Ukrainian state was founded by Vikings as a trading post between Scandinavia and Byzantine Greece. In 988, Kievian Rus under St. Vladimir the Great formally accepted Byzantine Rite (Orthodox) Christianity. Prior to the 14th century Mongol invasions, Kiev was the third largest city in Christendom after Rome and Byzantium. Kievian Rus was dynastically linked to Lithuania and subsequently to Poland. Ukrainian Cossacks became militarily potent in the early 1500's and were instrumental in defeating Ottoman Turk advances into Europe. See for example the siege of Viennna 1529 (most of the Polish forces were Ukrainain Cossacks) and the Battle of Khotyn (1621). In the Great Uprising Cossacks (1648) established a proto-democracy that has many similarities to the American Revolution a century later. The difference is that Ukraine was ultimately overwhelmed by monarchist forces and partioned between the Russian and Austrian Empires. Ukraine has been an integral part of Europe for a longer than the Ottoman Turks have been an enemy of Europe.
3. Culture. As noted above, Ukraine has been part of European culture for at least 3000 years.
4. Economics. Ukraine's primary trade focus is with Western Europe. Like other Eastern European countries, Ukraine is recovering from nearly a century of communist oppression. Economic factors may influence the timing of Ukraine's entry into the EU. Return of the Cossack treasury with interest from 'safekeeping' in England would help immensely.
2006-12-14 18:10:46 · answer #1 · answered by d/dx+d/dy+d/dz 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If they should be allowed? They are being given their chances, so in a way it is all up to them. And Europe can have benefits from Turkey entering, as long as they can cover the European criteria, if not then Turkey will only be a burden. A partner is someone you can cooperate with, if you can't noone needs it. Frankly my instinct tells me that they will blew it nevertheless ( i would be pleasantly surprised if they prove me wrong). Judging from the fact of how negative many of them see joining EU, that you can see even by the answers here, and the fact that they find insulting abiding to rules that don't come from one of their own (LOL) like everyone else does in a cooperation, and there you have it. In the end everyone is worthy of his own fate my friend.
2016-05-24 18:18:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, although I doubt this is gona happen. Don't forget Russia has a lot to say in this matter. Anyway, today's Ukraine is not prepared to join EU, period.
2006-12-14 16:28:50 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Bean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would Ukraine want to risk another Jewish Bolshevik Holodomor?
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=jewish+bolshevik+holodomor&FORM=HDRSC2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPZPUom3d_M
2014-06-16 10:51:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, anything to spread democracy in that region of the world
2006-12-14 18:56:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, what a weird cultural mix that would be.
like mexico joining usa, or ireland joining the japanese empire
2006-12-14 16:25:42 · answer #6 · answered by blablakkdjdjdj 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No its not in Europe duh!
2006-12-14 16:16:46 · answer #7 · answered by Him Roy Dull 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋