▁ ▁O thers ▁ ▁Russian ▁opposition ▁leader ▁Bor is ▁Nem t so v ▁said ▁that ▁Russian ▁president ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁sought ▁to ▁" p un ish " ▁Ukraine ▁to ▁prevent ▁an ▁anti - cor ruption ▁revolution ▁like ▁Eur oma idan ▁from ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁Russia . ▁Form er ▁Georg ian ▁president ▁Mik he il ▁Sa ak ash v ili ▁said ▁that ▁Ukraine ▁" is ▁[ Put in ' s ] ▁West ▁Berlin ▁– ▁the ▁taking ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁principle ▁for ▁St alin ▁and ▁the ▁successful ▁protection ▁of ▁which ▁ultimately ▁revers ed ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁commun ism ▁in ▁Europe . ▁The ▁dis m ant lement ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁is ▁how ▁Put in ▁see ks ▁to ▁er ode ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁the ▁trans at l antic ▁al liance , ▁and ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁Europe ▁is ▁no ▁less ▁at ▁risk ▁than ▁it ▁was ▁dec ades ▁ago ▁in ▁Germany ". ▁Gar ry ▁Kas par ov ▁considered ▁the ▁West ' s ▁response ▁to ▁be ▁weak , ▁saying ▁polit icians ▁were ▁" lin ing ▁up ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁new ▁Chamber lain ." ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁former ▁Lith uan ian ▁president ▁And ri us ▁Kub il ius ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁thought ▁that ▁" What ▁we ▁see ▁in ▁Ukraine ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁" U k rain ian ▁crisis ", ▁nor ▁is ▁it ▁a ▁" conf lict ▁in ▁Ukraine ". ▁This ▁is ▁Put in ' s ▁war , ▁which ▁was ▁initi ated ▁by ▁him , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁supported ▁by ▁him , ▁which ▁is ▁being