13 February 2015
Dr Robin Niblett CMGDirector, Chatham House
It is essential that Western allies demonstrate to the Russian leader their willingness to take the risks involved in defending the values upon which their prosperity and security have been built these past 70 years.
Vladimir Putin at the presidential residence in Minsk during talks aimed at ending fighting in Ukraine on 12 February 2015. Photo by Getty Images.
The signing of the ‘Minsk II’ ceasefire agreement in the Belarus capital on 12 February raises the question of whether the United States and Western governments should …read more
Source: Chatham House