Russia and Ukraine: Four Scenarios for the Future

... Russia–NATO relations at least emerge from a state of acute conflict. The activities of the NATO–Russia council are re-launched in full, and a set of measures for boosting confidence... ... out. Russia succeeds in shifting the major responsibility for non-compliance with the Minsk agreements onto the Ukrainian leadership. The West becomes progressively more... ... (including foreign policy). Naturally, in this scenario, Ukraine fails to “bring back” Donbass; on the contrary, Donbass, which is not controlled by Kiev, will become an example...