At the NATO conference in Wales, the United States and its European allies took the opportunity for a rational discussion of the situation in Ukraine, says the publisher and chief editor of the Nation Katrina Vanden Hovel.
" This meeting was just another disturbing example of how reckless and cynical NATO leaders - including President Obama - are escalating, " She writes.- discussions in Wales were no inter alia any respect for their own role NATO members in provoking the fall." Although dominated by saying that the uncertain future of Ukraine to blame Russia, history paints a different picture - one in which the provocative behavior of the West leads to unpredictable consequences, " said Havel, ITAR-TASS reported. She commented that shares the point of view of the realists, including the late legendary George Kennan and political scientist at the University of Chicago John Mersheimer that the original questions in the approach of the West to Russia and other countries of the former USSR was the expansion of NATO." Currently, the fateful moment, " writes Hovel.- The ceasefire is a positive step, but it may be short-lived "." Currently, when NATO and Russia are preparing to developments in the worst scenario, is more important than ever to stop triumphalists rhetoric and re-focus efforts to stop the conflict, and Not to escalate, " She said." Make no mistake: the military response to this challenge there. Only meaningful dialogue and political settlement have the opportunity to put Ukraine on the path to lasting stability and peace, " said the publisher of the Nation.

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