The Western countries' response to the hybrid threat to the world order that comes from the Russian Federation is predictable, and this makes it ineffective.

The corresponding opinion of the director of the National Institute of Strategic Studies Vladimir Gorbulin expressed in an article for ZN. UA.

"While for Ukraine the threat has long passed from the sphere of hypothetical to the sphere of extreme objective, the West wants to respond, but without going beyond the limits of a certain" comfort zone, "Gorbulin writes.

According to him, the answer to the hybrid threat is formed in such a way that it does not interfere with the measured order of life.

"The answer is ineffective, because, figuratively speaking, the fight is going on in two completely different planes of confrontation: while Russia is aggressively and" hooliganically "(gravitating towards" blows below the belt ") comes in the boxing ring, the West plays a complex and cautious classic game of Textbook on chess to another ", - summarized Gorbulin.

As reported by the "Observer", on the eve of the EU advocated tough measures against Russia because of Ukraine.

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