Neither Russia nor Ukraine or the EU bring to Minsk any feasible suggestions of how to terminate the war, so there are no grounds to hope for the favorable end of the negotiations.

Nevertheless, with the current scale of the anti-terror operation, no quick ending of the conflict in Ukraine is foreseen.

Whereas on August 24 Ukraine celebrated its Independence Day, the possibility of dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada was under hot debate. If it happened, how justified this step would have been?

Apocalyptic parallels caused by the centenary of the World War I and the current intense geopolitical situation might seem apocalyptic only at first glance.

The embargo on western products in Russia only seems to be a risky and odd step, but it might well be a well-planned action aimed to diversify the Russian market.

Even voting at the UN Security Council didn’t stop the attempts of the Belarusan regime to be neutral or act on two fronts.

However, to emphasize the neutral status of our country, Belarusan propaganda might use the fact that negotiations to settle the situation in the eastern Ukraine are held at the Belarusan territory.

If the EU accepts the terms of the Belarusan regime regarding “depoliticization of relations” it will marginalize its main allies inside the country: civil society and political opposition.

Defenseless EU resolution not only conceals the direct perpetrators of Boeing 777 catastrophe, but also sharply contrasts with the unambiguous statements made by numerous leaders of European states.

The Boeing 777 catastrophe can speed up the end of the anti-terror operation, but only in case Russian authorities drop the idea of invasion into Ukraine and declaring a war against the whole world.