The West will impose sanctions on Russia “in any case”. This is the conviction expressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a press conference with Belarusian President Aleksander Lukahensko, in relation to the Ukraine-Russia crisis. “All Kiev has to do is sit down at the negotiating table with the Donbass and agree on a solution to the conflict,” Putin said. “The Belarusian president and I agreed that the guarantee to restore peace in Ukraine and to alleviate tensions lies in the implementation of the Minsk agreements – says Putin – All Kiev has to do is sit down at the negotiating table with representatives of the Donbass and concurring political, military, economic and humanitarian measures to put an end to this conflict. The sooner the better “. However, the Russian president accuses, at the moment” on the contrary, we are witnessing a worsening of the situation in Donbass “. According to Lukashenko, instead , due to the “irresponsibility” of Western leaders, Europe is “on the verge of conflict”. “For the first time in decades we are on the verge of a conflict that could affect the entire continent,” he says. “Today we see – said Lukashenko – the irresponsibility” and “the madness of a certain number of Western politicians, the actions of neighboring countries that defy logic”.