He noted that for hundreds of years Russia had a great influence on the countries of its region, but it took an ambivalent position in relation to Europe, since it was interested in developing cooperation, but at the same time feared the threat emanating from it. This duality, according to Kissinger, became the cause of the Ukrainian conflict.
“I think that the proposal to admit Ukraine to NATO was a serious mistake and led to this confrontation,” said the former secretary of state.
By the way, earlier Kissinger said that Ukraine should be accepted into NATO, this would benefit both Kiev and Moscow, and would also ensure that the Ukrainian authorities would not try to resolve territorial disputes by military means in the future.
