Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said he favors Ukraine being admitted into NATO.
of NATO on Russia's borders. That goal backfired when Finland and Sweden were motivated by the invasion of Ukraine to apply to join the military bloc.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks during the Department of State 230th Anniversary Celebration in Washington, D.C., on July 29, 2019. Kissinger said he now supports Ukraine joining NATO after previously saying he didn't think the country should be part of the alliance.Putin also said during a press conference shortly before the war began that Ukraine joining NATO might increase the chances of a Russia-NATO conflict that could turn nuclear.
He continued,"We shouldn't end [the war] in the wrong way. Assuming the outcome is the probable outcome, that would be somewhere along the line of the status quo ante that existed [prior to February 24, 2022]. The outcome should be one in which Ukraine remains protected by Europe and doesn't become a solitary state just looking out for itself."represent a course reversal compared to a statement he made last year.
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