WHY THIS PARANOIA ABOUT PUTIN, RUSSIA?

Author: Jonathan Porter

"The state of being vigorously anti-Russian Vladimir Putin is becoming out of control. It is in danger of becoming pathologiccal and self-destructive. What does the West gain in the long run if it sees nothing ahead but being anti-Russian?

The West is in danger of having embarked on a journey to nowhere. Russia is not going to change significantly in the near future. The very close Putin/Dimitri Medvedev team are going to remain the saddle for a long time. If Putin is here to saty we have to deal with him in a courteous and constructive way. 

There is no sign that Russia is bent on subverting democracy. The West would be enjoying a benigm relationship with Russia if the US hadn't step by step put Russia under the hammer by expanding Nato and breaking its solemn promise not to.

The West is going to have to live with Russia for a long time. The West must stop being both paranoid and vindictive. This is counterproductive and goes nowhere."