Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Kosovo's Border Blockade Strains Relations with Serbia" video.

  1. Problem is, some of those countries are pulling in different directions, some towards the EU and some towards Russia, which makes it unlikely that Balkan Union could happen. In the end, I doubt it really matters because the countries that become closer to the EU and eventually join the EU become richer and better off and that becomes a magnet to other countries in the region that want the same thing, some it's likely that all the Balkan countries will join the EU and by extension, solve all the issues they have with each other, but some will drag their feet which isn't doing their own people any favours as it's holding them back. It's probably why the EU is probably Russia biggest threat because the EU can offer these countries something Russia can't and that's wealth and a better quality of life, that's a magnet for bringing in more countries from the east, basically, as the wealth in those eastern EU members keeps growing, other none eastern European countries will want the same and slowly, that's pulling a lot of those countries towards the EU which is the last thing Russia wants. It's easy to understand why, the EU offers political, economic stability and most of the people want to live in peace without the political bullshit that some governments, mainly Russia keeps throwing at them, so as long as the EU offers tangible benefits, countries will sway towards the EU which Russia can't compete with that as it doesn't have the wealth and personally, I think it's best to let these countries figure these things out themselves, the ones that figure things out sooner will very likely have a better quality of living for it, the others can drag their feet all they want and play to Russia tune, it's only hurting themselves in the end so who really cares, that might sound harsh but sometimes people need to learn the hard way and that usually takes a long time and in the meantime, countries that keep pulling towards the EU, their wealth will widen more compared to the countries that pull towards Russia which Russia is only interested in controlling those countries for its own ends.
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