At Davos, Kissinger Calls for Ukraine To Cede Territory, Warns on Wider War

A ‘new war against Russia itself’ would be ‘a grave mistake,’ Kissinger says, warning it would be ‘fatal’ for the West to get swept up in the ‘mood of the moment’ and forget Russia’s position of power in Europe.

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Henry Kissinger in 1975. Via Wikimedia Commons

Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state, wheeled on Ukraine late Monday in remarks made by video to the parley in Davos, saying Ukraine must give some territory to Russia and warning that the West risks disastrous consequences if it tries to inflict a crushing defeat on Moscow’s forces in the embattled country.

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