[anticodon]

Why would we want to join the EU?

It's a government comprised of people that weren't elected that destroys countries it supposed to govern by forcing non-rational choices that people hate but too afraid to openly criticize.

The level of life in EU is declining, while rising in Russia.

What EU can offer us? Nothing.

[ajmurmann]

> Why would we want to join the EU?

Look at any chart that shows any useful economic metric or things like life expectancy of eastern/central European countries before and after they joined the EU. It's almost to good to be true.

> The level of life in EU is declining, while rising in Russia.

That's quite easy when your GDP per capita is behind Trinidad & Tobago or even Cuba.

[breppp]

As an outside onlooker I can see a lot in common.

Russians are essentially a european people and has a lot more in common with the EU than BRICS.

Also, both are headed full-throttle towards a demographic disaster so might as well do it together

And of course your comment about unelected officials acting irrationally that people cannot criticize surely reminds you of home

[koiueo]

> Russians are essentially a european people

Stop forcing that bs.

russians see themselves as a unique unicorn high above any other nation on the planet (because of Pushkin and Tchaikovsky, and the physiological ability to drink 1L of vodka without getting sick).

[myvoiceismypass]

> The level of life in EU is declining, while rising in Russia.

Citations, please.

> What EU can offer us? Nothing.

Right, what is clear from your messages in this thread is that Russia only sees value in other things it can take over / steal / destroy. May I ask what Russia has to offer to the rest of the world?