Russia's War Against Ukraine
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John Kampfner: Western world reduced to role of spectator in Ukraine crisis
As Ukraine descends into civil war, the Western world is reduced to the role of spectator. It is begging President Vladimir Putin not to launch a full-scale invasion of his neighbour, but it knows that if he does – or if he leaves it to the Russian -backed mobs causing mayhem from Donetsk to Slavyansk to the historic port of Odessa – any “punishment” will be brief and laughably weak.