Henry Kissinger

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said negotiations between Ukraine and Russia should seek the "status quo ante."

The two House members arrived in Kyiv Tuesday morning as part of a multi-day trip. "Negotiations need to begin in the next two months before it creates upheavals and tensions that will not be easily overcome. "Pursuing the war beyond that point would not be about the freedom of Ukraine, but a new war against Russia itself."

Ideally, the dividing line should be a return to the status quo ante. Pursuing the war beyond that point would not be about the freedom of Ukraine, but a new ...

In a discussion on Monday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger shared his concerns about the Russian ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also spoke at the Davos forum on Monday. Zelensky told Davos attendees, “Brute force seeks nothing but the subjugation of those who it seeks to subdue, and it does not talk — it kills, as Russia does in Ukraine just as we speak today.” The Ukrainian president understands that Russia cannot be appeased, but Kissinger’s statements argue otherwise. In his eyes, it is up to the West to choose how to appease and concede to its rivals. His realpolitik ideology is only concerned with concessions to dominant states in fear of major disruptions to the balance of power. A return to the way things were before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine involves continued Russian occupation of the Crimean Peninsula and the legitimization of Russian-backed separatists in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The precedent of caving to Russia’s demands will only cause further disruptions to the security of European nations. On Feb. 22, Putin declared that the Minsk accords, which negotiated a ceasefire for the 2014 war in the Donbas region, “no longer existed,” and he invaded Ukraine the next day.

HENRY KISSINGER has urged the West to stop attempting to inflict a crushing defeat on Russian forces in Ukraine to achieve 'long-term peace'.

It's then a question about attitude towards us, not about whether the dialogue is 'good' or 'bad.' It's impossible.” He said: “As I said before, what's the price of all this? “Under what format I don’t know – with intermediaries, without them, in a broader group, at the presidential level. He said: “Parties should be brought to peace talks within the next two months. “Ideally, the dividing line should be a return to the status quo ante. “We are facing a situation now where Russia could alienate itself completely from Europe and seek a permanent alliance elsewhere.

The former U.S. Secretary of State said to continue the war means risking destroying Europe's stability in the long term.

The former secretary of state said Russia has been an essential part of Europe for 400 years, acting as balancing power in critical times for the continent. "After a while, with renewed intensity, the Russians will build up their weapons, manpower and work on their mistakes, modernize a little, fire many generals... "This year, the words 'turning point' are more than a rhetorical talking point," Zelensky said. "Ideally, the dividing line should be a return to the status quo ante. Over the past week, other Ukrainian officials have made strong statements against the possibility of reaching a peace agreement that involves ceding any territory to Russia. But, Ukraine has appeared to be increasingly uncompromising over reaching a peace agreement that sees Kyiv giving up part of its territory to Moscow.

The pair, from opposing ends of the political spectrum, recently advocated for Ukraine to consider a settlement in order to achieve a quicker peace deal.

He went on to criticize the U.S. and U.K. for not backing such a proposal. In 2014, Russia annexed the region of Crimea, while separatists declared the regions of Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk to be independent. "Ideally, the dividing line should be a return to the status quo ante," Kissinger said.