Kyiv dismissed comments by veteran US diplomat Henry Kissingerwho stressed that the time for peace talks in Ukraine is near to reduce the risk of another devastating world war, but dreams of dividing Russia can be unleashed nuclear chaos.

“Mr. Kissinger he still did not understand anything … neither the nature of this war, nor its impact on the world order, ”the Telegram says. Michael PodolyakAdvisor to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.

“The recipe that the former foreign minister asks, but is afraid to say out loud, is simple: appease the aggressor by sacrificing parts of Ukraine with guarantees of non-aggression against other Eastern European states,” the press service stressed. Podolyak.

“All advocates of simple solutions should remember the obvious: any deal with the devil – a bad peace at the expense of Ukraine’s territory – will be a victory for Putin and a recipe for success for authoritarian leaders around the world.”

“The time has come to consolidate the strategic changes already achieved and integrate them into a new structure for achieving peace through negotiations,” the letter says. Kissinger in the magazine “Spectator” in the article “How to avoid a new world war.”

OUR Kissinger99 today, said he proposed a ceasefire in May under which Russia would retreat to the front lines before the Feb. 24 invasion, but Crimea would be “negotiable.”

^{Source: APE-MEB, Reuters}