The historic NATO summit in Warsaw will exert a greater influence on global safety, than the current China Sea tensions, Former Australian ambassador to Poland and Cambodia Tony Kevin wrote for The Guardian.

As the author reminded, during the summit the western leaders decided to conduct “balanced” policy of “deterrence and dialogue” in relation to “aggressive” Russia. However, Kevin said that the reality is that they approved the deployment of 4,000 soldiers in the Baltic States and Poland, including possibly in the highly dangerous Suwalki Gap.

According to Kevin, the situation has not been so dangerous for Europe since 1913 or 1939. NATO commanders assure that the situation is under control, but the diplomat has no confidence in this. He fears that hostilities could begin by design or accident, or local provocation by warmongering idiots, that could quickly go nuclear.

Kevin is sure that the West is misled by stories about “the Russian aggression”. In his opinion, the U.S., the UK and France are now hostage to Polish and Baltic states’ governments, the maturity and judgment of whose leaders he has no great confidence in.

According to him, the current risky situation is a major failure of foreign policy of U.S. President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British PM David Cameron.