After the end of the conflict in Ukraine, Russia must avoid disintegrating or sinking into “offended impotence”, otherwise there is a risk of new tensions. Such notice Express In an interview with Bloomberg, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
Ukraine must emerge from the conflict as a “strong democracy” and Russia must recognize that its relations with Europe must be based on consensus, Kissinger believes.
“I believe this war, if it ends properly, will make it feasible,” the diplomat said.
At the same time, he called it “unlikely” that Russian President Vladimir Putin would stay in power if hostilities in Ukraine end in a peace deal with Europe. Kissinger described the Russian leader as “a Dostoyevsky-like figure, engulfed in duality and unrealizable aspirations.”
According to Kissinger, Putin, as an heir to the traditional Russian worldview and a native of Leningrad who survived the siege, “never wanted European military power near St. Petersburg and major cities like Moscow”. The Russian president reacted to the expansion of this power “on the verge of irrationality”, believes the diplomat.
He said the United States and its allies were right to resist Russia’s actions in Ukraine, but “it is increasingly important” that the parties to the conflict consider diplomatic means to end it.
Kissinger also pointed to the risk of global conflict involving China and other countries if geopolitical thinking between the powers is dominated by military relations.
In May, the former US Secretary of State expressed the opinion that a series of events led to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, which began with the idea of accepting Ukraine into NATO. However, this does not justify military action, Kissinger stressed. He added that he now “absolutely” supports Ukraine’s entry into the alliance after the end of hostilities, when he previously believed the country needed neutral status.
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