Ukraine – Russia, The War of Nerves: When Moscow Reverses the Burden of the Proof

Tensions escalate near Ukrainian, Belarus and Russian borders Russia demands legal guarantees, since the West has not kept its promise that after the reunification of Germany NATO would not expand eastward. Further advancement of western forces and provocations will affect the fundamental security interests of Russia. If Moscow’s legitimate concerns about Ukraine and NATO are not taken into account, Russia will take retaliatory measures to correct the military-strategic balance. An alternative to this could be long-term security guarantees on its western borders.  The Russian leadership is extremely concerned about the possibility of large-scale hostilities in the Eastern Ukraine Donbass…