The West is so distracted by events in the middle East that ignores "the angry Russian bear" in Europe.

The response of Western leaders on the Russian aggression was limited to the introduction of low sanctions against militants and the inner circle of President Vladimir Putin, according to the article browser Jan Borrelia in The Guardian, reports Censor.NET with reference to zn.ua.

"Meanwhile, the conflict lasts, the article says. - Since eight months ago, Russia and its puppets began to provoke discord, killed over 4.3 thousand people. The victim left the region nearly a million people, and in recent weeks the number of refugees has increased".

What is done in this regard? "It seemed, at the G20 summit, Putin criticized the diplomatic equivalent of exile in Siberia, " the newspaper writes. But Western leaders it was the policy of gestures worst parse: publicly they stood in the pose and in fact, apparently, had virtually no strategy to resolve the growing crisis in the heart of Europe. Ukraine seems to be losing importance in the foreign policy agenda."

Meanwhile, according to the publication, Putin not only captured the Crimea, but also, as increasingly appears to be achieving its goals in other areas of Ukraine, destabilizing the fragile democracy and creating a weak state on its border. In response, Western leaders build yourself tough guys in public, meanwhile, prepare only minor sanctions against separatists and some friends of Putin.

"They (Western leaders. - Ed.) I hope that the pressure on the Russian economy will prevent further escalation, although it can make Putin more unpredictable," the article says.

The author notes that Moscow continues to increase military spending since, as a former carebest Putin with his Royal ambitions came into the office of the President - "from that time in the Baltic States is becoming worrisome".

The article States that decisions should be dictated on the basis of diplomatic capabilities, and not the military. The settlement should be achieved by the actions of diplomacy, not war, but diplomacy must be accompanied by containment, the newspaper writes, and adds: "But there is a danger that the West is so distracted by events in the middle East is that it ignores the angry Russian bear in Europe, which probably puts our future at great risk."

Moscow also requires assurances that Ukraine would never be allowed to join NATO. But the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that his country will hold a referendum, when Ukraine will meet the membership criteria. "This move should be welcomed, if this entry will vote as many citizens as supports membership in the European Union", - expressed his opinion of the author.

Poroshenko had previously stated that the Ukrainian authorities gained at least 6 years of hard work in order for Ukraine to meet the entry criteria as the EU and NATO. November 24, Poroshenko in his address to the delegates of the parliamentary Assembly of NATO said stocrin in urgent need of support from the Alliance.

Source: http://censor.net.ua/