Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[REGNUM] The White House did not understand in time what an important role Russia attaches to the events in Ukraine, and did not prevent hostilities. The corresponding author's article by columnist Stephen Walt
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The publication says that it will never be known whether the fighting could have been avoided if the US and its allies in Europe had taken Russia's security concerns more seriously and stopped stubbornly insisting that Ukraine would one day join NATO.
According to the observer, the failure of the United States to do everything possible to prevent conflict "deserves more critical consideration than has been done so far . "
In addition, Walt doubts the expediency of the participation of the US authorities in the Summit for Democracy, since such events do not give Washington the desired results.
As REGNUM reported , on February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his message to the Federal Assembly, stated that the countries of the West are implanting the principles of totalitarianism around the world . Their goal is unlimited power over everyone, while Russia defends its home.
According to him, Western politicians turned a blind eye to the crimes committed by the Nazis in the Donbass and helped Kyiv with weapons. As a result of the wars unleashed by the United States after 2001, more than 900 thousand people died, more than 38 million became refugees, the Russian president recalled.