Ukraine’s crisis worsened after the country’s invitation to NATO.
According to Tass, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told a German weekly newspaper that he believes that Ukraine’s invitation to join NATO was the reason that set off a series of events that led to Russia’s war in that country. finished.
Kissinger said he does not approve of war and supports Ukrainian and Western resistance to Russia’s actions.
Meanwhile, the former US secretary of state said: “I don’t think all the blame lies with Putin [Russian President Vladimir].”
Kissinger said there had already been “serious doubts” about inviting Ukraine to join NATO in 2014. According to Kissinger, the beginning of Ukraine’s application for NATO membership was the beginning of a series of events that ended in war.
Earlier, Kissinger said in an interview with CBS: “I believe that the crisis in Ukraine is approaching its tipping point. “Now that China has joined the negotiations, it is expected that these negotiations will be completed by the end of the year.”
He also predicted the developments and said: “We will discuss the face of the negotiation process and even enter into the practical negotiation process.”
The Russia-Ukraine war, which began in February last year, has reached a turning point, and regardless of Kissinger, some analysts have predicted that peace talks between the two sides will begin later this year, mediated by China.
The Wall Street Journal previously reported that at the same time that Ukraine is trying to launch counter-attacks in the spring, which it has been talking about for a long time, Western countries are eyeing the role of China to bring Moscow to the table of peace talks at the end of the year.
According to this publication, the cognitive change of the situation and the monitoring of developments have led China to believe that neither Ukraine nor Russia are capable of fighting for an indefinite period of time, and Beijing’s desire to fulfill its role as a mediator in peace negotiations must be put to the test. be placed!
