NATO made the mistake of signaling to Ukraine that it could eventually join the alliance, but that has changed since the Russian invasion. This was announced in an interview with The Wall Street Journal by the former US Secretary of State, 99-year-old Henry Kissinger, who previously outlined, in his opinion, three possible scenarios for the end of the war in Ukraine..

According to him, for the sake of stability in the region, Ukraine would suit the role of a buffer between Russia and the West..

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However, in his opinion, the die is cast.

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However, he envisions a settlement that will preserve Russia's gains from its initial invasion in 2014, when it seized Crimea and part of the Donbass, although he does not have an answer to the question of how such a settlement would differ from the failed agreement to stabilize the 8-year conflict.

Former Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin noted that there will be no more gray areas, commenting on an interview with Kissinger.

" Me too), there will be no more gray areas,"

Kissinger doesn't seem to do anything for nothing. Some words that " Grandmaster of geopolitics is aware that the stakes are increased. Ya tezh), there will be no more other zones.

— Pavlo Klimkin (@PavloKlimkin) August 13, 2022.

Earlier, Kissinger opposed the transformation of the war for the freedom of Ukraine into a “war for the future of Russia”.