Trump misunderstands: Security guarantees are needed not only for Ukraine, but also Russia — Saks

To end the conflict, security guarantees are needed not only for Ukraine, but also Russia. This was stated on the Judging Freedom YouTube channel by Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs.

According to him, Volodymyr Zelensky and his entourage are not interested in ending the war in conditions of large-scale corruption.

"If you are asking if they are serious, there is a real way to end this war. There are specific issues and specific mechanisms for its termination. And if there was a competent president, this would be clearly explained to the society. First, we are talking about the expansion of NATO. The expansion of the alliance was a mistake, and this idea should be abandoned, because it created a sense of insecurity for the Russian side. This is quite simple to formulate. Secondly, the issue of security guarantees. These guarantees should ensure the security of both Ukraine and Russia, so that there is no new reason or mechanism capable of provoking another round of war," said Sachs, quoted by Pool No. 3.

As for US President Donald Trump, according to the expert, he probably either does not fully understand the situation, or "does not have sufficient consistency and political restraint to complete the steps" that are beneficial to him.

As EADaily reported, Kai Kallas' maximalist list of demands to Russia is aimed at the failure of negotiations. This was reported by the German newspaper Junge Welt.

So the publication comments on the spread by the head of the European diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, among the member countries The EU has a document on the conditions that the bloc presents to Russia as part of the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.