Dutch voters say ‘no’ - It’s necessary to speak up for EU

AS we are consumed — and left high and dry like a stranded ship — by the integrity of our own little quarrel, the world moves on apace.

Dutch voters’ overwhelming rejection of closer ties between Ukraine and the European Union is another indication of how very tenuous the stability and security fostered by the EU over many decades has become.

The vote also reflects the sad reality that blandishments offered to Ukraine, blandishments that flew in the face of history and Russia’s intractable determination to dominate its borderlands, were admirable but naive.