Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Vladimir Putin seeks Eurasian Union

Putin seeks power in trade

Envisions Moscow-led alliance of former Soviet states

By Peter Leonard
Sunday, January 8, 2012
ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has a vision for a Soviet Union-lite he hopes will become a new Moscow-led global powerhouse. But, his planned Eurasian Union won’t be grounded in ideology: This time it’s about trade.