Ex-Ministers of Russia and Britain: " the Tragedy c Boeing should bring us together "
The way Russia And the West in the Ukrainian crisis after the disaster with the airliner MH17 considerably differed, but this tragedy should become a uniting factor was confirmed by two former head of foreign Affairs: Russia Igor Ivanov And the UK - Malcolm Rifkind. His opinion of the ex-Ministers shared the publication of " Risk " new cold war ", published century
" It's not just that we can evaluate And feel sad scale human losses, but in the fact that this incident was a harbinger of a new, more terrible danger in which we currently immersed, " they write in the publication, which says about the danger of inadvertent escalation of confrontation in Eastern Ukraine before its transformation into a direct military confrontation between Russia And NATO. To defend such developments, policy makers have to learn some important lessons from the crisis of history, say the Authors.
even before the crash there was a significant deterioration of mutual trust between Russia And the West. The military forces of Russia And NATO deployed closer to each other. A number of " frozen " conflicts, such as Transnistria, relentlessly pursue Europe, they threaten to make wider theater of possible confrontation between Russia And the West outside Ukraine.
in addition, the Authors suggest, contacts for information exchange between Russia And NATO, the EU And Russia is clearly inadequate, insufficient to monitor the actions of the military. And this against the background of a huge nuclear stockpiles in a high degree of combat readiness of both sides.
According to ex-Ministers, they, like other members of the target group, created by the London-based non-profit organization And a number of other European think tank, focused on the security, offer 3 emergency of measures.
First, concerted efforts of all parties to ensuring the military And political restraint, not only within Ukraine, but also beyond its borders. History teaches us that in crisis situations the most important condition is to maintain surveillance over events. The authors believe that political leaders need to revise the rules of military engagement, in Order to ensure restraint at all levels of command And to the maximum to minimize any possibility for the emergence of armed conflicts.
Second, there is an urgent need to establish communication And cooperation between the military - NATO And Russia. The lesson of the cold war: to reduce the danger of a surprise attack, it is necessary that in a crisis situation, each party has increased the decision-making time - this acts as a major stabilising factor, declare the ex-Ministers.
in addition, both sides must continue to share information about the activities of military power, when they are out of their garrisons, And allow the Military mission to monitor their actions. These measures will substantially reduce the level of mutual fear And suspicion.
Finally, thirdly, it is necessary to preserve And revive the direct dialogue between Russia And the West. For example, say the Authors, contacts at the level of the Council Russia-NATO must be much more intense.
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