Henry Kissinger

2022 - 5 - 26

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Kissinger Calls To Cede To Russia Akin to 1930s Appeasement ... (Newsweek)

Former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger "emerges from the deep past and says that a piece of Ukraine should be given to Russia," Ukrainian President ...

"We want everything back," Zelensky said in an interview with a Ukrainian news channel on May 21. Zelensky has repeatedly asserted that he will not give up territory to end the war with Russia, now in its third month. "Whatever the Russian state does, you will always find someone who says 'Let's take its interests into account,'" Zelensky said.

Volodymyr Zelenksy rejects Henry Kissinger call to give up territory ... (Evening Standard)

Henry Kissinger said peace talks must begin in the next two months in order to achieve an end to the war.

It will be difficult." “Millions of those who actually live in the territory they propose to exchange for the illusion of peace. kraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenksy has strongly rebuffed calls by former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia in order to end the war.

Ukraine: Henry Kissinger urges leaders to strive for peace (Vatican News)

Former US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, says it is crucial for international stability, that Ukraine negotiate with Russia “before it creates ...

Kissinger’s invitation to return “to the status quo ante" would mean that Ukraine should agree to a deal that would restore the situation as it was on 24 February when Russia began its invasion. Diplomatic negotiations must be sensitive, informed and unilaterally strive for peace." “Today, it is a powerhouse with significant economic and strategic interests.

Zelenskyy slams Henry Kissinger for emerging 'from the deep past ... (Business Insider India)

Henry Kissinger suggested Monday that Ukraine hand over territory to Russia to secure peace. Before the invasion, Russia controlled Crimea and, informally,

- Reliance JIO - Reliance Retail And nobody heard from him then that it was necessary to adapt to the Nazis instead of fleeing them or fighting them."

Ukraine's Zelensky Blasts Henry Kissinger over Proposal to ... (Democracy Now!)

In Ukraine, fierce fighting continues to rage around the besieged industrial city of Severodonetsk, where sustained Russian artillery attacks this week have ...

Russian forces are also advancing on the city of Lyman in the southeastern Donetsk region. In Ukraine, fierce fighting continues to rage around the besieged industrial city of Severodonetsk, where sustained Russian artillery attacks this week have killed at least six civilians.

Kissinger tells Ukrainians to get real (The Seattle Times)

This week in the high, thin air of Davos, Switzerland, many of the people who own and oversee the international economy are peering out at the planet below ...

More often than not, the Realists are correct; the only practical choice in diplomacy is an imperfect choice that is better than a worse one. In 2022, all the experts who said Russia’s overwhelming military power would crush Ukrainian resistance in a matter of days have been proven wrong. Tipping points in international affairs are rare, as Kissinger would no doubt point out, but they do come, more often than the experts ever predict. That position is about as Realist, or “realpolitik,” as it gets and several European leaders and many foreign policy experts agree with Kissinger. They believe the Ukrainians’ desire for victory and preservation of their country’s territorial integrity is naïve and, perhaps, dangerous if Russia’s dictator, Vladimir Putin, finds himself facing defeat. At 98-years-old, Kissinger remains what he has been throughout his life as a hugely influential diplomat and academic: an ardent advocate of the Realist school of international relations. The Realists believe that, generally, the best government leaders can do is manage bad situations to avoid conflict.

Henry Kissinger is living in 1938, says Volodymyr Zelensky, as he ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

The Ukrainian president compared the idea to the appeasement of Nazi Germany.

“Ideally, the dividing line should be a return to the status quo ante. And nobody heard from him then that it was necessary to adapt to the Nazis instead of fleeing them or fighting them.” Volodymyr Zelensky has crushed calls for Ukraine to cede some of its territory to Russia, comparing it to the appeasement of Adolf Hitler in the run-up to the Second World War.