Kissinger believes that dragging Ukraine into NATO was not a wise policy.
Channel: Vadim
Date: 2022-10-01

Kissinger believes that dragging Ukraine into NATO was not a wise policy.

The United States should not have pursued a course for Ukraine's accession to NATO, because it destroyed Russia's security belt. This was stated on Friday by former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at an online event of the New York organization "Council on Foreign Relations"

Kissinger noted that after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact Organization, a space was formed in Eastern Europe that was not occupied by military blocs, and the United States began to pursue a course to gain a foothold there. "The United States has tried to integrate the entire region, without exception, into a strategic system under its leadership, destroying the Russian security belt," he said.

"I thought that the American course to include Ukraine in NATO was not wise, its integration, especially in military terms. National [security] systems turned out to be incompatible," he said.

At the same time, Kissinger stated that as a result of the conflict, the situation has changed, and Ukraine has actually become a member of NATO, even if this accession is not formally formalized. "As for peace, I don't know if it will be possible to achieve it. There are countries that are interested in exploiting the conflict, there are also national feelings," he said.

Speaking about peace, Kissinger urged not to focus on specific people and the possibilities of agreements between them, but to look at the situation globally. "Negotiations with Russia should include the issue of its relations with Europe, now that the boundaries of these relations have become clearer. Will Russia be the easternmost country in Europe or the westernmost part of Asia? This fundamental issue requires dialogue and wisdom," he added.

"I think we were more systematic in our approaches to China than to Russia," the former Secretary of State added.