Twin crises in Syria and Ukraine prove the West cannot restrain Russia

The fractured relations between Russia and the West over Syria cannot be reasonably separated from the tensions over Ukraine. With intense pressure on two fronts, the room for a common path to peace is fast disappearing.

The West has illustrated that it does not have the ability to restrain Russia in Syria, and much less in Ukraine. What ways has the West sought to restrain Russia already?

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on an agreement by the International Syria Support Group co-chairs http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-by-the-high-representative-vice-president-federica-mogherini-on-an-agreement-by-the-international-syria-support-group-co-chairs/

ESO: Background information: High Representative Mogherini meets with Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey Lavrov http://www.europeansources.info/record/high-representative-mogherini-meets-with-foreign-minister-of-russia-sergey-lavrov/

ESO: Background information: There are few political incentives for Russia and the EU to normalise their relations http://www.europeansources.info/record/there-are-few-political-incentives-for-russia-and-the-eu-to-normalise-their-relations/

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