June 20, 2016

Putin's new diversion on the eve of NATO Summit

By Irina Severin | UAObserver 


As it became known, a new meeting of leaders of "Norman Quartet" (Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France), Vladimir Putin, Poroshenko, Merkel and Francois Hollande could take place in early July, before the NATO Summit in Warsaw. The German newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung writes, citing a source in the government. According to the publication, the preparatory meeting with representatives of the four countries took place last week. "Ideally, the meeting of Heads of State Summit to be held July 8-9 North Atlantic alliance to reduce tensions," - said the source.
But what is behind this plan of "tension reduction" taking into account that the pressure was carefully built till now as the main leverage for a peaceful blocking of Russian aggression?