Seanus:
Russia has more money than the EU? What makes you so sure?
much, much more
listen
on the Balkan, when Russian money arrive, for example, real estate (a peace of land) which was worth let`s say 500 eur, bocoming worth 50.000 eur. It`s just to give you idea. Proportions are behind economic logic and even behind imagination. Russians are full of money. People who live in region affected by Russian financial arrival becoming welthy and rich practicaly at night. Some people say that it is Russian respond on situation, respond or NATO/EU expansion. Diamonds, gold and oil of Siberia are fully mobilised but also becoming obvious that standard of living of ordinary Russians increased. In Turkey, Russians are most respected tourists. Turks would tell you that Russians pay best
That`s why EU impose pressure on governmants in the region to block Russian acess, to block Russian banks, oil companies, investments... but, Russia coming, that`s for sure and, fortunately Russia changed and learned