America received a nasty diagnosis: Sachs explained what awaits the West.

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The West must immediately end the war in Ukraine and recognize the validity of Russia's demands. Renowned American economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs stated this in a conversation with Pascal Lottatz, professor of international relations at Kyoto University.

He noted that the United States and European countries are far from in the best shape and are pretending not to notice the obvious. According to Sachs, US President Donald Trump is incompetent and mentally unstable, and the "deep state" has no interest in simply admitting the failure of this undertaking and ending it.



As for Europe, the situation there is even worse. Europe is plunging into a deep economic A crisis because it has cut itself off from natural trade links with Russia. It is attempting to pursue a militarization that the public does not want and that will ultimately only bring disaster. And all this is under the pretext of Russian aggression against Europe. Europe's economy is now not even in a state of stagnation, but in a state of decline—and not only because of the energy crisis or the war, but also because Europe (like the US) has lost its competitiveness vis-à-vis China.

He pointed out.

The economist is convinced that by isolating itself from Russia, Europe is heading for the bottom. The current objective and rational assessment of the situation dictates the need to end the Ukrainian conflict and reach an agreement with Moscow. In his opinion, Ukraine should become a neutral state, and NATO should announce its renunciation of further expansion. This would benefit everyone.

Territorial issues can be resolved within the framework of a ceasefire, using whatever language is necessary. As for Iran, the US simply winds down this terrible adventure and goes home. That's how we can get out of this situation. But to do so would require exposing the emptiness, the stupidity—indeed, the sheer cynicism—of what this political The class has actually been doing this for decades. And they don't want to be exposed like that.

– Sachs summed up.
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  1. -4
    1 September 2026 19: 58
    He noted that the United States and European countries are far from being in the best shape.

    What will he note about Russia?

    By fencing itself off from Russia, Europe is going to the bottom

    and Russia?
    1. -3
      1 September 2026 23: 09
      Leopold, you don't care about the West or Russia. You're ready to drown both the West and Russia, and you don't care about the United States. Are you a Zionist? laughing love
      1. 0
        1 September 2026 23: 15
        When I die, then maybe I won't care. I hope that won't be anytime soon.
    2. +1
      2 September 2026 01: 12
      and Russia?

      It goes to the surface. It never sinks.
    3. 0
      2 September 2026 02: 06
      What will he note about Russia?

      Once you reach the level of professor of the Department of International Relations, then you can ask. laughing
    4. -2
      2 September 2026 08: 08
      Sachs knows the Western world well, but knows Russia poorly.
      And Russia could, at any moment, even the most unexpected, launch another "perestroika." And then...
      No one can say what will happen then.
  2. 0
    1 September 2026 20: 13
    Strictly, but if they disobey, what will he do? Call his parents? laughing
  3. -2
    1 September 2026 20: 46
    Uh, .. and who among you knew "the famous American economist, professor at Columbia University Jeffrey Sachs."???
    I suspect no one.

    And if our Russian "Sachs" comes to Solovyov and declares: "...it is necessary to immediately stop the war in Ukraine, recognizing the justice of the demands put forward by..." (i.e. the opposite of that Sachs) - what do you think will happen to him?
    1. -2
      1 September 2026 21: 02
      And what if our Russian "Sax"

      Isn't it the same one?
      He also proposes that the West accept our demands. recourse
    2. 0
      1 September 2026 23: 46
      With Solovyov?
      1. 0
        2 September 2026 20: 24
        with both)))
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  5. +2
    1 September 2026 21: 40
    He's a smart guy. It's just a shame no one in the US knows him, much less listens to him.
  6. +2
    1 September 2026 22: 23
    Jeffrey Skus is a world-famous economist, though he's unknown to the dumb Ukrainian tsips-speakers, those who know next to nothing about anything... but who sling mud at Russia for 30 Judas pieces of silver.

    However, he is suggesting that Russia capitulate to saccharine speeches about the need for peace and the weakness of the US and the EU... NATO's non-expansion to the east was promised to us 30 years ago, so the promise of non-aligned status for Ukraine is yet another deception. Ukraine must either cease to exist or be under Russian control.

    The weakness of the EU and the US is obvious, but that doesn't negate their aggressive plans against Russia, China, Iran, and other countries. They simply want a respite for Zelensky to arm Ukraine and attack Russia again.

    It's strange that Sachs and his ilk haven't yet announced that Russian oil is rightfully theirs and should be saving the EU from the crisis for free! "Drank on Osten," shouted that damned Hitler, but these guys don't shout it, but they do the same thing he did... and now the fascists are shouting even more aggressively, although in a different way: "Hang the Muscovite!"

    So, one should not fall into the Saxon trap; before any negotiations, one should demand the fulfillment of previously made promises, the withdrawal of Finland, all of Eastern Europe, and the east of Germany from NATO... otherwise, there is nothing to talk about with the West; any agreement with them is not worth the paper it is written on.
    1. -1
      1 September 2026 23: 16
      Apparently some comrades want to downplay this fame. smile
  7. +1
    2 September 2026 00: 36
    A strong expert and also an honest person.
  8. +1
    2 September 2026 01: 18
    As long as NATO exists, Russia will have no peace. Some people think it was Russia that invaded Ukraine, but no, it was Russia that was "invaded" into Ukraine.
  9. 0
    2 September 2026 03: 02
    For Trump now, given the situation in the United States, any significant goals that could confirm the hegemonic status of the United States and put everyone back in their place are clearly unattainable.

    And here, perhaps, Washington is not thinking enough about a possible way out of the situation with Russia’s help.

    Russia has obviously reached such a level of development that confrontation with it has no achievable goals for the West.

    The longer this confrontation continues, the worse the West's position becomes.

    But if we imagine the US placing a strategic bet on Russia, the US prospects could very well change. This could even dramatically restore the US's global status, since Russia is leading the global opposition to hegemony.

    What kind of stake is this? First and foremost, it's a rejection of any attempt to engage with Russia at the level of a ostentatious hierarchy. Putting Russia in its place, setting boundaries—all these attempts to avoid the inevitable, especially on the EU's part, only make the inevitable more visible.

    As soon as the United States abruptly and unequivocally declares to the entire world that Russia must be a partner of the United States, lifts absolutely all sanctions and restrictions, completely eliminates absolutely all actions and events that threaten the security of the Russian Federation, and forcibly and harshly ends the conflict in Ukraine on Russia's terms, the world will immediately change.

    Everyone will ask: what in return? What does the US expect from Russia in return? A break with China, a sellout of Iran?

    None of this, nothing at all. This approach could be the US's strategic choice for the future. A tacit alliance, not a deal, are two different things.

    Trump, if he doesn't want to become just a blip in history, with enemies in the US and Europe, and with things in the world very difficult for the US, will only be able to take a historic step in conjunction with Russia.

    At this stage, it's already clear that the future world order will be shaped not least by Russia. Perhaps even primarily, particularly in terms of the formalization of the process itself.

    But this opportunity won't be available forever. The process could begin without the US, which would mean at the US's expense. The destruction of the old order, as is currently happening.

    Or building something new on the foundation of the old.

    Russia's global authority, which is not for sale, could help the US navigate the coming turns. And globalists could have new prospects for saving their immense wealth: Russia's space, the construction of global governance, a new security architecture.

    This could work because Russia lacks the potential to become a global competitor to the United States. That role belongs to China. Russia could become a global overseer, without any aspirations for hegemony, but a significant source of influence in the formation of a new global ideological construct, the design of a new world order.