A chara, – As I watched the news on Tuesday I couldn’t help wondering what kind of Europe we’ve been left with. In Kiev, “protesters”, with their faces covered by balaclavas, draped in the EU flag and armed with bricks, Molotov cocktails and other weapons, were attempting to overthrow a democratically elected government.
In the same news package it was reported that the EU – which supports these “protesters” – is to consider sanctions against the Ukrainian government. José Manuel Barroso said “there are no circumstances that can legitimise or justify such scenes”.
Where were the sanctions for the governments of Spain and Greece when they deployed their respective police forces against relatively peaceful workers that had the audacity to march against the financial upheaval being foisted upon them by EU crisis management policies. Where was the “shock and utter dismay” from the EU? Yet in Kiev there are people wearing balaclavas and throwing petrol bombs – people who in other circumstances would be classed by some as terrorists – and they to be appear enjoying the support of the EU. Perhaps the EU sees them as a means to an end, to bring Ukraine into the European fold. – Is mise,
SIMON O’CONNOR,
Lismore Road,
Crumlin, Dublin 12.