D-Day memorial represents a peaceful Europe
- By Zhang Jingwei
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Two british veterans chat as they gather in Ouistreham before the ceremony of the D-Day commemorations, on June 6, 2014. [Xinhua photo] |
![Two british veterans chat as they gather in Ouistreham before the ceremony of the D-Day commemorations, on June 6, 2014. [Xinhua photo]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20140612/001ec949c22b1503bfbc12.jpg "Two british veterans chat as they gather in Ouistreham before the ceremony of the D-Day commemorations, on June 6, 2014. [Xinhua photo]")
Russia reassures the European leaders by acting nothing like a stubborn supporter of all the pro-Russia Ukrainian states which intended to announce independence following the referendum in Crimea.
Moreover, the Western countries have got no proof that Russian military troops have been involved in the Ukrainian crisis. In the arena with the Western world, Russia has differentiated its tactics to Europe and the United States, recognizing the legitimacy of the newly elected government led by Petro Poroshenko, and mapping out energy strategies to counteract the sanctions.
While reiterating its principal strategies, Russia has been flexible, which was welcomed at the negotiation table by its European counterparts. Europe is not willing to fall into another apocalypse caused by confrontation with Russia regarding the Ukraine crisis and its stance in this particular issue is hard for the United States to ignore.
In general, the fundamental rule of European geopolitics is never to drive Europe into another war. And Russia has showed no signs of firing the first gunshot. Therefore, the European countries are trying their best to negotiate with Putin. Maintaining peace is the top priority of the U.S. allies and the principle is hard to change, even for the U.S. president. Therefore, Obama had to stand with Putin on the coast of northern France.
The Europeans took the occasion to tell Russia that its historical contribution has been and will be never forgotten and they hope Russia can help them maintain a peace that was achieved with the sacrifice of millions of lives.
The author is a researcher with the Charhar Institute.
The article was translated by Wu Jin. Its original unabridged version was published in Chinese.
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