Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. File photoMOSCOW, May 28. Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov congratulated former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on his 99th birthday, noting his outstanding strategic foresight.» Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on your 99th birthday! You «A true giant among diplomats and politicians around the world. Your vast experience as a theoretician and practitioner in the field of foreign policy cannot be compared, and your views are unique, thought-provoking and innovative,» the Russian ambassador said in a statement published in Antonov noted that the Russian embassy highly appreciates Kissinger's «outstanding strategic foresight» and closely monitors his public speeches. Kissinger, who headed the State Department from 1973 to 1977, had earlier called on the West to influence Ukraine to resume negotiations with Russia.
