Ukraine: Gerhard Schroeder agrees with Kerry, blames EU

Another fine mess EU gotten us into ...

 "The fundamental flaw lay in the EU association policy," Schroeder said. "The EU ignored that Ukraine is a culturally deeply divided country."
"The 'either-or' stance -- either association with the EU or a customs union with Russia -- was the initial error," said Schroeder. Link

The Europeans share some of the blame for exacerbating the tensions inside Ukraine late last year, according to Kerry’s version of events.
“Some folks in Europe made mistakes, the association agreement became too much of an East-West tug of war. It shouldn’t have been,” Kerry said. Link