Some Western politicians and experts are convinced that in the war between Russia and Ukraine, the moment has come when the parties should return to negotiations.. Some of them have a clear idea of \u200b\u200bwhat the future world between Kyiv and Moscow should be like.. In particular, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger believes that for starters, the Russian Federation should withdraw its troops from the territories that Ukraine controlled as of February 24.. In addition, the peace process must certainly unite our state with NATO.. The ex-diplomat wrote about this in a column for The Spectator.

According to Kissinger, after the end of the war, Ukraine must necessarily become an integral part of the NATO security system, since the neutrality of Kyiv no longer makes sense.. The Armed Forces of Ukraine, the author believes, is currently one of the strongest armies on the European continent.

Kissinger is convinced that the primary prerequisite for the peace process should be the return of the state of affairs that existed between Russia and Ukraine at the end of February. He believes that the Russian Federation should abandon its aggressive plans, but understands that Putin will not give up the occupied part of Donbass and Crimea. Former US Secretary General suggests that negotiations on these territories can begin after the final ceasefire. In addition, he proposes to hold referendums there under the supervision of international observers in the event that a return to the borders that existed before February 24 cannot be achieved in another way..

The former diplomat sees the result of negotiations between the parties as the final confirmation of the freedom of Ukraine, as well as the establishment of a new international structure regulating relations in Central and Eastern Europe.

Kissinger is sure that Russia should also find its place in it..

The final point of the concept of peace between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, Kissinger defines the preservation of the latter as a strong state, since, in his opinion, Russia has historically "

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Earlier, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) concluded that Putin still does not believe in defeat in Ukraine, so negotiations with him do not make sense..