And were exactly would you draw that line?
Include all provinces won by Yanukovych in the East. Include those won by Tymoshenko, Klitschko and Svoboda on the West.
We should not forget that the main reason for people both supporting and opposing on Ukraine joining the EU is economical.
Eastern Ukraine (especially Donetsk) depends heavily on subsidized Russian gas for its metal industries. If Ukraine joins the EU, millions of people there will be left without a livelihood.
On the other hand, Western Ukraine lacks big industries and have remained as one of the poorest regions of Europe. If Ukraine joins the EU, Western Ukrainians can migrate to UK or Germany to earn a living.
There is another great solution for Ukraine without bringing a permanent split across the country.... Yep:
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Ukraine has Europe's 3rd largest shale gas reserves at 42 trillion cubic feet (1.2 trillion cubic meters).[97][98]
Shale gas discoveries are potentially changing the game. Shell has signed on to explore an area that government estimates indicate could have 113 Bcm (4 Tcf) in reserves.
Lijdsman wrote that the country’s gas reserves have geologic similarities to its neighbor Poland, and the Lublin basin could be 10 to 15 times the size of the Barnett shale. It also suffers less from population and water issues that plague its neighbor to the northwest.
But it suffers from the same bureaucratic issues that affect many other countries with shale deposits. “Lousy domestic policy remains the single greatest impediment to gas investments in Ukraine,” Edward Chow, a senior fellow at the Center of Strategic and International Studies, told Lijdsman.
Despite these issues, Chevron is proceeding with its plans to explore for shale in the Olesska field in the west of the country, according to Reuters. A government draft for a $10 billion shale gas production-sharing agreement has been approved. The draft will be sent to the Cabinet of Ministers for a signature, the article states. Royal Dutch Shell received a shale agreement with the government earlier this year to explore in Yuzivska in the eastern part of the country. The two projects could result in 11 Bcm to 16 Bcm (388 Bcf to 563 Bcf) within five years, according to Reuters.[99]
