The West never ceases to present the reasons for the fall around Ukraine in a false light, writes on the pages of The British Telegraph journalist.

British journalist underlines that the European Union States have completely shade your own role in this crisis, which, According to Booker, was " ruthless desire to pull the cradle of Russian identity in its Empire.

According to Booker, the reaction of Russia, Crimean and Russian-speaking people of Eastern Ukraine was " entirely predictable ". According to him, it was possible to anticipate the aspirations of the vast majority of Crimeans " to reunite the country, part of which they have been for almost 2 centuries, not to mention Russia's reaction to the fact that the ports of the Crimea could move to NATO ". Provoking the " Russian bear ", you could only cause such a reaction, for which Russia is now forced to pay, says the journalist.

Booker sees the essence of the confrontation between Russia and the EU that " the expansion of the EU, based on the extermination of a national, made a clash with Russia's sense of national consciousness "." in the end, - said the reporter, " reckless attempt of the EU to absorb Ukraine will be treated As a fatal self-deception ".

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