Trump's Twitter applications and threats from Moscow are enough for Europe to panic. We will succeed in winning the new cold war that Moscow is imposing on us, only if we cover our nerves and demonstrate firmness, writes Die Welt columnist Clemens Vergin.

"If we believe the individual reports that are emerging these days, the world is on the verge of a confrontation of superpowers in Syria that resembles the Cuban crisis and can lead to a new world war. This fear is fueled, on the one hand, by the unpredictability of US President Donald Trump, who on Wednesday directly in Twitter turned to Russia and (. ) called on her to "prepare" for American missiles, "notes Vergin. The author points out that before that, the Russian ambassador in Lebanon threatened to shoot down all the missiles that would be released for Syrian purposes, moreover, to launch their missiles at the sites from which missile strikes were made.

"Is the confrontation of the two powers really coming to a head in the Middle East?" The author of the article.

"It would be nice for everyone to breathe out a start, including politicians," the journalist said.. - In fact, it's not about a situation that is even remotely comparable to the Cuban crisis. Starting with the fact that on his Twitter Trump does not say anything that we do not know, and ending with the fact that it's still about Trump ".

"Moscow is very well aware of the sensitivity of Europe, which immediately falls into a panic as soon as the Russian bear begins to squeal with weapons. Threatening behavior is part of Moscow's strategy aimed at intimidating and reminding that a country with a collapsed economy in the military plan is still playing in the first league - at least as far as nuclear weapons are concerned,.

In fact, Moscow already leveled the sharpness of the statements of its ambassador in Lebanon, pointing out that he would issue missiles only if the attack was carried out under Russian positions or would be directed against Russian servicemen. "Yes, and Trump soon after his bellicose" tweet "again switched to a more friendly tone towards Moscow," - notes the observer.

"Confrontation in Syria is incomparable in its significance to the Cuban crisis. The plans of the USSR to place nuclear weapons in the 1960s in the immediate vicinity of the coast of the United States represented an immediate threat to the Americans from the enemy, which was then much more dangerous than today's Russia, "reads the article.

"Confrontation in Syria (. ) can only be seen as a "conflict of deputies" and testing the viability of international norms. For the sake of this, hardly anyone will risk a nuclear war, even Putin ".

According to Clemens Vergin, the West and the US as the leading Western power should be reproached that "even after 7 years of continuing brutal war in Syria, no plan was developed to put an end to it".

Single military strikes will not be able to put an end to the crisis - they represent only an opportunity "to demonstrate decisiveness without more intense involvement".

According to the author, today it is important "to show that there is nothing beyond Russian frightening maneuvers except bluffing". "Moscow has been operating outside its weight category for several years and succeeded only because the West lacks the will to give a decisive rebuff to Russian aggression," believes Vergin.

"As Europeans, Obama and Trump too softly treated Russia (. No matter what Moscow allowed itself, the German Foreign Ministry tirelessly turns to the Russians with a proposal for negotiations. This results in almost no profit. On the contrary, Moscow is only increasing its attacks, intensifying provocations and threats. Russia completely and completely returned to the behavior of the Cold War, but began to use - for example, as part of its propaganda war on the Internet - more modern methods, "- says the author.

In this regard, the author advises to turn to the experience of the Cold War and adopt its methods, which in due time helped her win. "In the first place, you should take care of your nerves and not allow yourself to be overwhelmed by various threats. The art of the Cold War was a balancing act, and the West won it, because it demonstrated where it was necessary, firmness and willingness to take risks without provoking a real escalation. In the case of Syria, the very firmness is needed, "the journalist concludes.