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23 of October, 12:23

Ex-foreign Minister: the Crisis in Ukraine proved the inefficiency of the Euro-Atlantic institutions
Continuing in Ukraine about a year the crisis has demonstrated the inadequacy and inefficiency of the institutions established in the Euro-Atlantic space after the Second world war, said on the sidelines of the Valdai club head of the Russian Council on international Affairs, former Head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Igor Ivanov.
" The Ukrainian crisis has different measurements. Most importantly, it is, of course, the political dimension.(The crisis) does not arise immediately, a series of mistakes that were made after the fact In the past 2 decades, the development of Ukraine as an independent country. Along with this there is an external dimension. The Ukrainian crisis has demonstrated the inadequacy and inefficiency of the institutions that were created in the Euro-Atlantic space after the Second world war, " Ivanov said, RIA " Novosti ". According to Ivanov, Russia probably overly calmed down, what is the number of institutions is some guarantee against possible crises." We have seen that these institutions have failed to protect us from the war in the Balkans, they were unable to help resolve the crisis in 2008 in the Caucasus, and that's the peak of this decline is associated with Ukraine, " - said Ivanov. For this reason, by itself, according to his statement, " helping to solve the problem of Ukraine's internal crisis, We ought to think seriously about what reform those institutions that exist in the Euro-Atlantic space, are required to ensure the strengthening of stability and cooperation in the Euro-Atlantic space." First Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia S. Lavrov Century said that the reason for the fall in Ukraine were the attempts of the West to advance to the East of the dividing line in the Euro-Atlantic area." The world today is really a polycentric and multi-polar. We see increased competition in many areas, " the Minister said." The realization of this truth must warn against attempts of one group of countries to impose other recipes. As long as this persists, " said Lavrov. The foreign Minister also said that the situation in Ukraine was the culmination of a policy of deterrence, which the West for many years carried out concerning Russia.

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