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In late-December, the German newspaper Bild reported that former United
States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger would be involved in
normalizing ties between Moscow and Washington.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova
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Russian Foreign Ministry
The analysis of information, obtained by European intelligence from
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team and cited by Bild,
revealed that the White House would go for a "constructive cooperation"
with the Kremlin.
The veteran diplomat has reportedly met with Trump several times in the
past couple of months and is rumored to be his informal foreign policy
adviser.
Kissinger served as the US state secretary under President Richard Nixon
and President Gerald Ford in 1973-1977, winning the Nobel Peace Prize
in 1973 for the ceasefire and withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam.
Kissinger also pioneered the detente policy toward the Soviet Union and
contributed to the improvement of US relations with China.
Henry Kissinger
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Kissinger’s participation in elaborating a new conception of US-Russia
ties is very possible. This is a good piece of news for Moscow and a
signal that Washington wants to establish dialogue, according to
Vladimir Batyuk, a senior expert at the Institute for US and Canadian
Studies, at the Russian Academy of Sciences.
"Kissinger could have been involved in development of a new conception
of US-Russia ties because he has already played the role of an
unofficial mediator between Moscow and Washington. He is very respected
in the US and Russia. And he deserves his reputation," Batyuk told RIA
Novosti.
The expert noted that Kissinger has visited Russia many times and
delivered "confidential messages from the US government to the Kremlin."
A journalist writes a material as she watches a live telecast of the
U.S. presidential election standing at portraits of U.S. presidential
candidate Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Union
Jack pub in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday,
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Agent'
"So, Trump could have asked Kissinger to help him develop a new foreign
policy course towards Russia," he added.
Batyuk stressed that Kissinger’s involvement in US-Russia normalization
would a "great piece of news" for Moscow because the diplomat is
well-known for his realistic political views.
"Such a classic of political realism could help overcome a deadlock in
relations between the US and Russia," he added.
According to the specialist, the main reason behind this deadlock is
that Washington’s approach towards Moscow was based on "American ideals
and values, rather than American interests."
"When it comes to ideology no compromise is possible," Batyuk said.
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Trump Seeks to Repeat Kissinger’s Balance of Power Strategy With Russia
Kissinger will try to reduce US tensions with Russia as an adviser to
President-elect Donald Trump and seek positive cooperation between the
two nations, retired US Army Major and historian Todd Pierce told
Sputnik.
"Compare Kissinger as an informal advisor and his 'constructive
cooperation' with Hilary Clinton’s 'informal advisor,' the neo-fascist
leaning Robert Kagan and his wife [current Assistant Secretary of State]
Victoria Nuland who did her best to provoke war with Russia over
Ukraine," he said.
Pierce recalled that throughout his life and career, Kissinger had
consistently championed detente, removing tensions and seeking warm
relations between the US and the Soviet Union.
In a December interview with the CBS broadcaster, the 93-year-old
diplomat called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "character out of
Dostoevsky" and a "cold calculator of the Russian national interest, as
he conceives it."
"Kissinger really does know our country well… It does not mean that he
agrees with Russia on everything, and nobody would expect that from him,
but at least, he has profound, not shallow knowledge [about Russia],"
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov commented.
According to him, Putin and Kissinger have known each other for a long
time and, whenever possible, exchange opinions on the situation in the
world and the relationship between Russia and the US.
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