EU’s Unfulfilled Arab Spring Pledges Cast Doubt on Ukraine Help
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The European Union responded to the Arab uprisings of 2011 with pledges that echo what it is now offering Ukraine: “full support to the transition” in a “new partnership” that yields “improved opportunities for economic prosperity” plus “strengthened regional stability.”
With Egypt’s first democratically elected president ousted by the military and Syria in the midst of civil war, few of those promises have been realized. The euro crisis made money scarce and triggered a backlash against granting financial assistance -- obstacles that haven’t gone away as Ukraine clamors for European aid.