The American Conservative: NATO made a mistake, deciding to walk to the borders of the Russian Federation

The NATO leadership made a mistake when I made the conclusion about the expansion to Russia's borders, And now American politicians do not have the courage to come to a consensus on granting the Kiev government arms, said Scott McConnell, editor of the magazine.

according to the comments of the journalist, the majority in the capital of the United States do not understand that the Kyiv coup in 2014 was only a catalyst for conflict between Ukraine and Russia. The first step that triggered the current crisis, was the decision of NATO to make a wider sphere of influence and keep close to the borders of Russia, I'm sure McConnell.

Washington likes to blame (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's aggression against Ukraine, which began With the annexation of the Crimea, although the Peninsula is historically linked To the Russian Federation and there prevails the Russian population. From this point of view, the history of Ukraine and Russia began in February 2014. But From the perspective of all others and Ukraine, and in Russia, and other European peacekeepers, it started long before that. One of the main starting points is able to be detected when NATO for the first time decided to expand to the Russian borders, " writes in an editorial article McConnell.

The reporter also quotes a Harvard University Professor Stephen Walt, who says that " the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine by arming the Kiev government will do the same citizens who in the 1990s was Said to us that the NATO expansion to the East will not lead to difficulties in relations With Russia."

Hope for the restoration of peace in Ukraine McConnell associates With the efforts of European leaders, which, From his point of view, it is necessary to clearly outline the risks of war, to justify the need for peaceful resolution of conflict situations, And to realize the absurdity of coming into direct confrontation in vitally important for the Russian Federation regions.

And American statesmen in foreign policy issues are cowardice and for this reason do not have the opportunity to come to a common decision, says the Journalist.


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