Kissinger: How far will Putin go to end the war in Ukraine?

THE Henry Kissinger is one of the few people in the world who knows the international political scene from the outside – as well as the strategies they need – and on the occasion of war in Ukrainegave an interview to the Financial Times, commenting where it can go The Vladimir Putin to end hostilities.

The former US Secretary of State noted that he exists a good script, but it can quickly turn into a bad oneif the necessary actions are not taken, according to what he told them ft.com.

According to him, Putin is testing Russia’s endurance and is going to stoponly if he sees his country losing the status of the great power which he enjoys today. Nevertheless, this does not mean that he will be left with his hands tied until thenas can escalate more the situation as well as do use of nuclear, if he considers that he is with his “back to the wall”.

“The obvious question is how long will this escalation continue and how much room there is for further escalation “, he said characteristically and added that” or has reached the limit of its potential and has to decide at what point the escalation of the war will burden its societyto such an extent that it will limit its ability to pursue international politics as a great power in the future? ».

The new era after the Cold War

Kissinger, who served in the United States under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in the 1970s, emphasized that “we are now living in a whole new era»From the Cold War period.

This means that the circumstances for the possibility of a nuclear war have changedas well as the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons, which in recent decades has been the number one enemy of the United States.

“As technology spreads around the world, diplomacy and war will need a different content “And that will be a challenge,” he said, adding that “one thing we could not do in my opinion is to simply accept it.”