Expert explains whether Europe can break up in near future
There is a common opinion among many experts that Europe can collapse in a situation when it is completely subordinated to the US and the UK – having paid a high price because of Ukraine. Political scientist Aleksandr Shpakovsky shared his view in a talk with Alfa Radio.
The expert believes there are no scenarios for the collapse of the European Union in the near future, but ‘the EU will further get weaker and more dependent on the UK and the US’.
“The European Union has already dropped out of a global competition race between China and the United States. It could not participate in this race as a military player, though it was strong as an economic one," Mr. Shpakovsky said, adding, “At present, the situation is following: China – which has good relations with the Russian Federation and provides political and diplomatic support to it – has gained access to Russian energy resources at virtually premium prices. In turn, the European Union is forced to abandon energy supplies from Russia that are profitable for it in favour of the United States and Qatar, also looking for other alternative supplies simply for political reasons. Outright nonsense now prevails in EU politics.”
The expert gave an example of how Americans are profiting from the current situation in Europe, “As of late April, the United States happily reported that it had delivered 50m barrels of oil to the EU – which was an absolute record since 2016."
As the programme host, Vadim Shepet, noted, ordinary citizens and consumers of the EU will pay for this, and Mr. Shpakovsky explained, “The number of families experiencing energy poverty will be growing in Europe. Electricity and heating bills will rise. This is the reality that the European Union will face; this trend is likely for the coming years.”
“I cannot envy our compatriots who, under the influence of some emotional impulses in 2020 and later, decided to leave for the EU. This will not be an island of prosperity in the near future at all,” Mr. Shpakovsky added.
