Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (1973-1977) continues to express his position on the events taking place in the world and criticizes contemporary European leaders. In his opinion, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is no match for the first head of Germany, Konrad Adenauer (1949–1963). And the head of France, Emmanuel Macron, loses in everything to the President of the Fifth Republic, Charles de Gaulle (1959–1969).
European politicians have no guidelines and understanding of the tasks they face, the ex-secretary of state stated the weakness of the leaders of the European Union in an interview with Bloomberg.
by the way, in his almost century-long life, Kissinger personally knew all the leaders, whose examples he cites in historical comparison.
Reflecting on US Foreign Policy Today, Kissinger emphasized, that now the main task of Washington is to prevent China or any other country from becoming a "world hegemon". Wherein, the politician thinks, this cannot be achieved through constant confrontation. And the current head of the White House should not let domestic politics interfere with the "importance of understanding China's permanence.".
Remembering the now former American President, Kissinger emphasized, that to defuse relations between the US and China, as well as between the EU and Russia, need "Nixonian flexibility". As is known, It's Richard Nixon (37-and the President of the United States) at 1972 year, despite their anti-communist views, visited Beijing, where he met with Chinese President Mao Zedong. This event is considered a historic turning point in relations between the two countries..
Earlier at the Davos Economic Forum, Kissinger opined, that in order to end the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible, Kyiv needs to make territorial concessions to Moscow. For such a statement, the politician immediately got into the list of "enemies of Ukraine", posted on the extremist website "Peacemaker".
curious, that Kissinger's opinion about the weakness of modern Western leaders completely coincides with Dmitry Medvedev's statement. Earlier, he called foreign leaders “political pygmies” on his Telegram channel., also giving the example of their more independent and stronger predecessors. Author:Alexander Grigoriev Photos used:https://www.flickr.com/photos/fordschool/9101841222
