(NATO) - '..preparations for carrying out "the entire spectrum of missions."..'

<blockquote>'NATO officials stressed several times during the summit that the alliance has begun preparations for carrying out "the entire spectrum of missions."..

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..the West now views Russia in the same light as the Islamic State, a terrorist organization committing horrendous atrocities in Syria and Iraq.'

- Alexander Golts, Russia Has Dangerously Altered the Status Quo, September 8, 2014</blockquote>


Context 'We maintain the peace through our strength; weakness only invites aggression.' - Ronald Reagan

<blockquote>'..Putin is not our ally or partner, but rather our foe, and make this position clear to him and to the rest of the world.'

(Russia) - '..many other issues are still unclear..' - Merkel

MH17 - '..the BUK's crew "spoke with Moscow accents".'


'Russia has chosen the role of pariah..' - Philip Hammond

'Putin has been deceiving the world since the very beginning of the Ukraine crisis..' - Der Spiegel

'..appeasement emboldened the Nazi dictator to invade Austria..' - Appeal by Polish intellectuals


'..Russia [must pull] back from Ukraine..'

'What Russia needs today is to learn how to develop steadily .. avoiding wars..' - Yegor Gaidar

'..the contempt that Vladimir Putin holds the leaderships of Europe and America .. his invasion of Ukraine.'</blockquote>