▁Ukraine ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁support ▁of ▁separ at ists ▁in ▁Trans n ist ria ▁is ▁nothing ▁but ... Ge org ia ' s , ▁Ukraine ' s ▁and ▁Mold ova ' s ▁pun ishment ▁by ▁Moscow ▁for ▁their ▁European ▁choice ". ▁▁ ▁Germany : ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁Foreign ▁Office , ▁Mer kel ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁war ▁was ▁never ▁a ▁conflict ▁" with in ▁Ukraine ", ▁but ▁a ▁confront ation ▁between ▁Russia ▁and ▁Ukraine . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Mer kel ▁stated ▁that ▁" old ▁thinking ▁about ▁spher es ▁of ▁influence , ▁which ▁runs ▁rough sh od ▁over ▁international ▁law " ▁put ▁the ▁" ent ire ▁European ▁peace ▁order ▁into ▁question " ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁if ▁Ukraine ▁had ▁chosen ▁the ▁E uras ian ▁Econom ic ▁Union , ▁the ▁West ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁respond ed ▁by ▁making ▁' no ise ' ▁on ▁the ▁Ukrain ian - Pol ish ▁border . ▁ ▁Kaz akh stan : ▁During ▁a ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁visit ▁to ▁K iev , ▁Kaz akh ▁president ▁N urs ultan ▁Naz ar bay ev ▁stated ▁" I ▁am ▁asking ▁Russia ▁and ▁Ukraine ▁to ▁think ▁about ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁end ▁this ▁conflict ▁and ▁preserve ▁the ▁territorial ▁integrity ▁of ▁Ukraine , ▁because ▁this ▁situation ▁is ▁n ons ense ▁and ▁it ▁should ▁not ▁have ▁happened ". ▁He ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁international ▁economic ▁san ctions ▁against ▁Russia ▁" a ▁road ▁to ▁an ▁imp asse ▁and ▁a ▁path ▁to ▁now here ". ▁▁ ▁Lith u ania