The West should avoid surrender to the President of the Russian Federation. Title editorials Times, written in semi-military tone, says: “hold the line”, reports BBC. According to the authors, the Russian president, who will return this morning to work in the Kremlin after the summit, “Big Twenty” in Australia, will certainly try to portray his visit as a strategic success.
If Western leaders are not very careful, Vladimir Putin may be right, the newspaper warns.
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While amazing (by the standards of this level summits) scene, when the Russian leader met with the Prime Minister of Canada, Putin right to the face was called a liar. British Prime Minister David Cameron said that Russia “is at a crossroads,” turn the other leaders warned him about the possibility of new sanctions that will weaken the Russian economy.
And all this happens, says the leaders of the West, if he does not change his mind and will not return to the path of common sense and compromise.
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We can say that in the choice of expressions this time did not hesitate. West did not achieve success, using the language of diplomatic negotiations in the discussion of the actual division of Ukraine and Russia.
Integrity and control of the largest country in Eastern Europe now depends on whether European leaders, relying on Barack Obama, gather all strength of will and a united formation on the question of sanctions, even if the consequences of further tightening negative impact on both sides.
The aircraft of Vladimir Putin has refueled on the way to Moscow in Vladivostok, and the ranks of the informal alliance, which was to punish him for his adventurism has wavered. Vice-Chancellor of Germany, Sigmar Gabriel, said he did not see the point in the introduction of new sanctions against Russia, and that success can only be achieved “by focusing on dialogue”.
In dialogue there is nothing wrong, said in an editorial Times, if only promise sounded in his statement is correct. What said Sigmar Gabriel, is wrong. This is exactly what Putin wanted to hear.
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It is the language of appeasement in the conflict, in which pacification only adds fuel to the fire, according to Times.
British newspaper points out that many media described the harsh statements against Putin voiced in Brisbane, but much less has been said that before his sudden departure, he spent eight hours meeting with world leaders face to face, including a four-hour marathon with Angela Merkel.
According to Putin, at all these meetings discussed the issue of sanctions and the question of “what to do to get out of this situation”.
Putin knows what to do, and from the words of the vice-chancellor of Germany, it is clear that the Russian leader attaches great importance to the issue of sanctions. But Sigmar Gabriel should know the following: sanctions against Russia are working, the newspaper said, and now is not the time to weaken them.
David Cameron is right when he says that for the isolation of Putin’s worth paying for. To be on the brink of war or surrender – there is no alternative, says Times.
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