Ukraine should give up territory to reach peace deal with Russia, says former US secretary of state
India Today
Commenting on the Russia-Ukraine war, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has suggested that Ukraine should give up territory to reach a peace deal with Russia.
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has said it would be 'fatal' for the West to get swept up in the 'mood of the moment' and forget Russia's position of power within Europe and suggested Ukraine should give up territory, reported Daily Mail.
Kissinger, 98, was speaking during the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland.
Kissinger said Ukraine should begin negotiations before it creates upheavals and tensions that will not be easy to overcome.
“Ideally, the dividing line should be a return to the status quo ante. Pursuing the war beyond that point will not be about the freedom of Ukraine, but a new war against Russia itself,” he told the conference on Monday.
These statements come after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s opening speech at this week's Davos summit.
Zelensky had said that brute force will once again rule the world if Russia's invasion of Ukraine is allowed to go unanswered.
He told delegates that their summit would become pointless if Putin was allowed to win the war.
