Maybe the deal with the EU sucks enough for these countries or at least some members to have distinct concerns about it. It’s all about who they are giving their allegiances too. Can anyone honestly tell me whether it is better in the long run for them to go one way or another. To trust their sovereignty to the EU or to Russia? Definitely a choice between two evils!
I guess Obama lied about Putin called him in Saudi Arabia and he wasn’t going to attack anymore and wanted a way out.