We need to tell the truth about what Russia is doing in Ukraine - Wesley Clark: "...Russia has been developing a new form of warfare – inserting special forces, provoking, and slowly, deliberately escalating the conflict... Information, training, military advice and hardware provided now will likely save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in the future. This is the time to speak the truth about Russian aggression and to act resolutely in aiding Ukraine to halt it."
We need to tell the truth about what Russia is doing in Ukraine Nato must face up to the realities of Putin’s war of aggression in eastern Europe – and take material steps to support Ukraine Wesley Clark The Guardian , Sunday 31 August 2014 18.30 BST Moscovite Timur Zamilov works on a toy solidier collection featuring pro-Russian separatists. ‘Nato must act decisively to strengthen members that feel threatened by Putin’s actions.’ Photograph: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters As the Ukraine crisis has intensified over the past six months, Russia has been developing a new form of warfare – inserting special forces, provoking, and slowly, deliberately escalating the conflict. Russian actions flout international law and the agreements that have assured stability in the post-cold war world. But warnings and sanctions have thus far failed. The Nato summit in Wales this week offers the best, and perhaps last, opportunity to halt aggression in Europe without maj