Kissinger was the architect of the détente with China under the Nixon administration, and one of the world's foremost advocates of realpolitik.
Business Insider USFormer US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks during the Department of State 230th Anniversary Celebration at the Harry S. Truman Headquarters building July 29, 2019 in Washington, DC.He warned of the risk of escalation unless peace negotiations start in the next two months. go to www.BusinessInsider.co.
The legendary American statesman, now 98, made the comments in a conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Monday,Kissinger was the architect of the détente with China under the Nixon administration, and one of the world's foremost advocates of realpolitik, in which nations put morals and principles aside to achieve their aims.
"Negotiations need to begin in the next two months before it creates upheavals and tensions that will not be easily overcome. Ideally, the dividing line should be a return to the status quo ante," Kissinger said. "Pursuing the war beyond that point would not be about the freedom of Ukraine, but a new war against Russia itself."
Status quo ante means"how things were before." Kissinger's comments imply that Ukraine should accept a peace deal to restore the situation on February 24, where
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