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ARA PAPYAN DOES NOT RULE OUT UKRAINE COULD BE SPLIT INTO TWO
16:58 20.02.2014
Karen Ghazaryan
Public Radio of Armenia
At a meeting with reporters Armenia's ex-Ambassador to Canada, head
of the "Modus Vivendi" research center Ara Papyan analyzed the ongoing
developments in Ukraine.
According to him, a new cold war has started. "Ukraine has become
the target, the main scene of struggle, where the interests of the
West and Russia clash," he said, adding that the events in Ukraine
are important for other post-Soviet countries, as well.
"The unrest will not calm down easily," Papyan said, adding that two
classes have been formed inside the Ukrainian society. This split is
visible even in the geographical dimension - Eastern and Western.
Therefore, the analyst does not rule out the splitting of Ukraine
into two parts.
According to him, it's clear to everyone that there cannot be a united
Ukraine either for the West, or for Russia. "It's not a tragedy, if
it's the way to reach peace and stability. It will be a better option
than a civil war," he said. Ara Papyan is confident that force will
not solve the problems in Ukraine.
Papyan considers any authorities should draw one lesson from the
developments in Ukraine - elections should be treated as the best
means to change power for the authorities to be more sensitive to
the sentiments among the society.
According to his assessment, the social situation in Armenia is
explosive, considering the issue of joining the Customs Union, which
will be followed by rise of prices. He said a social uprising is
possible with all deriving negative consequences.
Ara Papyan pointed to another circumstance. By announcing plans to
join the Customs Union Armenia sent a message to the West that the
decision is connected with the desire to avoid negative consequences.
According to him, "the West will show it's also capable of ensuring
negative developments, and we see an example of this with regard to
the Karabakh issue."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/02/20/ara-papyan-does-not-rule-out-ukraine-could-be-split-into-two/
16:58 20.02.2014
Karen Ghazaryan
Public Radio of Armenia
At a meeting with reporters Armenia's ex-Ambassador to Canada, head
of the "Modus Vivendi" research center Ara Papyan analyzed the ongoing
developments in Ukraine.
According to him, a new cold war has started. "Ukraine has become
the target, the main scene of struggle, where the interests of the
West and Russia clash," he said, adding that the events in Ukraine
are important for other post-Soviet countries, as well.
"The unrest will not calm down easily," Papyan said, adding that two
classes have been formed inside the Ukrainian society. This split is
visible even in the geographical dimension - Eastern and Western.
Therefore, the analyst does not rule out the splitting of Ukraine
into two parts.
According to him, it's clear to everyone that there cannot be a united
Ukraine either for the West, or for Russia. "It's not a tragedy, if
it's the way to reach peace and stability. It will be a better option
than a civil war," he said. Ara Papyan is confident that force will
not solve the problems in Ukraine.
Papyan considers any authorities should draw one lesson from the
developments in Ukraine - elections should be treated as the best
means to change power for the authorities to be more sensitive to
the sentiments among the society.
According to his assessment, the social situation in Armenia is
explosive, considering the issue of joining the Customs Union, which
will be followed by rise of prices. He said a social uprising is
possible with all deriving negative consequences.
Ara Papyan pointed to another circumstance. By announcing plans to
join the Customs Union Armenia sent a message to the West that the
decision is connected with the desire to avoid negative consequences.
According to him, "the West will show it's also capable of ensuring
negative developments, and we see an example of this with regard to
the Karabakh issue."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/02/20/ara-papyan-does-not-rule-out-ukraine-could-be-split-into-two/