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From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net
On Wed, 25 May 2022 04:56:17 +0200, Steve Hayes
wrote:
>Henry Kissinger tells Ukraine it should give Russia territory to try
>to find a peace deal - as Zelensky insists Putin has 'no interest in
>talking'
>
>Former US secretary of state told conference that Ukraine should
>accept terms
Henry Kissinger, Noam Chomsky Find Rare Common Ground Over Ukraine War
Andrew Stanton 10 hrs ago
Henry Kissinger and Noam Chomsky, longtime political enemies, have
found rare common ground over the Russia-Ukraine war.
Henry Kissinger and Noam Chomsky, longtime political enemies, have
found common ground amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Above, a split photo
of Kissinger (left) and Chomsky (right).© Adam Berry/Getty Images and
Heuler Andrey/AFP Henry Kissinger and Noam Chomsky, longtime political
enemies, have found common ground amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Above,
a split photo of Kissinger (left) and Chomsky (right).
The two come from opposing ends of the political spectrum—Kissinger
serving as secretary of state under Republican presidents and Chomsky
one of the leading left-wing intellectuals in the United States—and
have frequently clashed.
But when it comes to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, both recently
advocated for Ukraine to consider a settlement that could see it
dropping claim to some land to achieve a quicker peace deal.
While speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on
Monday, Kissinger, who was secretary of state for presidents Richard
Nixon and Gerald Ford in the 1970s, encouraged Ukraine to accept a
peace deal with Russia to end the war.
He said negotiations should begin in the next two months before the
conflict "creates upheavals and tensions that will not be easily
overcome."
He advised European leaders to consider their long-term relationship
with Russia and that they should not risk further strengthening the
bond between the Kremlin and China—one of its strongest allies amid
the invasion—according to the Telegraph.
"Ideally, the dividing line should be a return to the status quo
ante," Kissinger said. "Pursuing the war beyond that point would not
be about the freedom of Ukraine, but a new war against Russia itself."
In 2014, Russia annexed the region of Crimea, while separatists
declared the regions of Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk to be independent.
A return to the "status quo ante" would leave these regions as they
were before the invasion.
He added that he hopes "the Ukrainians will match the heroism they
have shown with wisdom."
In an interview with British journalist Owen Jones this month,
Chomsky, a left-wing political philosopher and Massachusetts Institute
of Technology professor known for his anti-war views, made critical
remarks about the Western response to the conflict, calling out what
he views as a "Western propaganda system" pushing the idea Ukrainians
want more weapons.
He said that while he isn't opposed to sending arms to Ukraine, so
long as it's done under genuine concern for Ukrainians, it must be
done in "a way which will not escalate the Russian attack and can
lead, of course, to the destruction of Ukraine."
Chomsky described the possibility of a "pretty sensible settlement" in
which Ukraine would commit itself to neutralization, not joining the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), put off the issue of Crimea
and "move toward some kind of accommodation on Donbas."
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U.S. Won’t Dictate ‘End State’ Of Russian Invasion: It's 'Ukraine’s
Fight’
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He went on to criticize the U.S. and U.K. for not backing such a
proposal. However, on Monday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said
that Ukraine—not the United States or NATO—has the authority to
dictate the end of the war.
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