We must pay tribute to Russia's consistently tough stance on the implementation of the Minsk agreements. In order to achieve long-term peace in Donbass, it is necessary to take such a position.
The unanimously negative reaction demonstrated by the American government to the Geneva summit creates a favorable climate for forging productive relationships between Ukraine and the United States.
The Russian authorities have made it clear there will be no deal. On the contrary, the Kremlin, like Washington, expresses its readiness to raise the stakes and, if necessary, increase the pressure on Syria.
The U.S. will continue to support Kiev because Washington has no other choice ... But that does not cancel the fact that the United States can exert pressure on Kiev on the issues that they classify as fundamental.
There will not be a world war with tanks and cannons. Black Monday, Aug. 25, 2015, has already become the economic equivalent of Pearl Harbor and will likely go down in history as the beginning of the first economic world war.
Barack Obama is striving to avoid an escalation of direct American involvement in the Ukrainian conflict and a furthering of political confrontations with Europe, even while at the same time partially conciliating the hawks in Washington.