For the settlement of the fall in Ukraine not need punishment and the supply of arms to Kiev, But a fundamentally new approach, says the journalist magazine, senior researcher at the Brookings Institution Michael O " Hanlon.

"The current policy of the U.S. and NATO inadequate existing problems," the analyst writes. In his vision, the strategy of the West would run the risk of aggravation of the situation and, perhaps, To a clash between Russia and NATO. For example, says O " Hanlon, in the event of failure of the Minsk agreements NATO countries have the opportunity to begin supplying Kyiv with lethal weapons.

To resolve the conflict should be most important to reassess the European security architecture, says the analyst. Reviews About the " 'hanlon, together with the implementation of the Minsk agreements and granting autonomy to the Donbass former Soviet republics that are not members of NATO, are required to obtain a neutral status on an ongoing basis. The guarantors of the sovereignty of neutral Nations have an obligation to speak the Russian Federation and NATO, says the analyst.

in the end, according to his statement, geostrategic Ukraine will not be part of the Western world, but this will not prevent it, for example, to get from the West cash assistance. Besides, if such an agreement is reached, NATO will be able to phase out military buildup in Eastern Europe, the analyst said. In his vision, it will give the opportunity to reduce risk of collision between Russia and the Alliance and simultaneously improve the economic prospects of Ukraine, stopping the conflict in the country.

compliance agreements must observe a neutral party, such as the Organization for security and cooperation in the European Union (OSCE), writes About " Hanlon. And the violation of at least one of the clauses of the contract, according to his vision, shall result in the cancellation of all agreements.

Time For a decision left a bit, says the Creator of the article." it is necessary to proceed with the execution of this plan before they escalate and before the presidential campaign of 2016 in the USA, which will constrain capital of the United States For political manoeuvres, "writes O" Hanlon.

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