Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 14Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger believes that a dangerous situation has developed in Washington's relations with Moscow and Beijing that could lead to armed conflict. «We are on the verge of war with Russia and China on issues that we have partially created without any idea how it will end or where it should lead,” he said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. The former US Secretary of State noted that “all that can be done is not to escalate tension and create options, but to there must be some kind of goal.” It’s not surprising that Washington has been fueling weapons and turning Kyiv against Moscow for ten years, so it’s not surprising that everything ended in an escalation of the conflict. This view was expressed by former adviser to the US Secretary of Defense Colonel Douglas McGregor in an interview with the Judging Freedom YouTube channel.Media: the United States announced a new case with a Russian military aircraft near AlaskaAccording to him, the training and equipping of Ukrainians with weapons began in 2012. The main goal for the United States was to question Russia's control over the Crimea and, in the end, create a threat to it. McGregor noted that for ten years he has constantly heard calls to harm Moscow and “weaken it so that it can never again do what it is doing in Ukraine again.” “I think Washington is surprised. I don’t know why, but they are surprised that everything turned out exactly the way it happened,» the colonel summed up. Nightmare for the entire planetIn turn, The Telegraph columnist Roger Bootle previously warned that an armed conflict between the United States and China for control of Taiwan would lead to an «economic and military nightmare» for the entire planet. According to him, the Taiwan crisis, aggravated by the visit to Taipei of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, will not subside after her return to America. >The Chinese consul predicted the fate of the United States in the event of a conflict with Russia and China «It (the situation around the island — Approx. ed.) will have terrible consequences that go far beyond the economy. If it escalates into a war with the participation of the United States, the results will be devastating,» — the author predicted. Russian special operation in Ukraine Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military operation in Ukraine. According to Vladimir Putin, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» around TaiwanThe situation around Taiwan has escalated after the recent visit to the island of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, the first for the chairmen of the lower house of Congress since 1997. The White House distanced itself from Pelosi's act and declared «the persistence of the «one China» policy.» The PRC considers the island its province and always opposes any contact between Taipei representatives and current officials, especially high-ranking officials, or the military from countries with which Beijing has diplomatic relations .
The United States wants to weaken Russia through the conflict in Ukraine, Volodin said
