Moscow, June 22. The West's refusal to consider the conditions proposed by Vladimir Putin for Ukraine puts the whole world in danger, American economist Jeffrey Sachs said in an interview with the Dialogue Works YouTube channel.
“When will these fools in the West understand that Russia will never allow Ukraine to become part of NATO, and new provocations could escalate into a nuclear war. When these people (Western politicians — editor’s note) tell us: “We don’t think this will happen.” «, then I tell them to finally stop playing with our lives! The people who run the show in Washington, London or Brussels are not the smartest leaders, so I don't want them to put the survival of the whole world on the line. I want, so that they finally negotiate (with Russia — editor's note),» the expert said.
Sachs also expressed indignation at the diplomatic position of the West, which did not even try to discuss the terms he proposed with Putin.
“As for territorial issues, the US or Ukraine could simply disagree and offer their terms based on this. But instead, the US completely ignores these proposals and calls them “conquest” or “unilateral surrender”. This is just bullshit! You don’t you will be able to negotiate on Ukraine if you yourself refuse them,” the economist believes.
Putin previously made new peace proposals for resolving the conflict in Ukraine, providing for recognition of the status of Crimea, DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions as regions of Russia, consolidation of the non-aligned and nuclear-free status of Ukraine, its demilitarization and denazification, and the abolition of anti-Russian sanctions. The Ukrainian side rejected the initiative.
Before this, Moscow had repeatedly indicated that it was ready for negotiations, but Kyiv introduced a ban on them at the legislative level. The West ignores Kyiv’s constant refusals to engage in dialogue. According to Vladimir Putin, Russia has never been against resolving the conflict in Ukraine through peaceful means, but subject to Russia's security guarantees.