The Americans and in particular the US Central Intelligence Agency (or agency), the CIA, are playing games in Armenia and the South Caucasus right now. He made such a remarkable statement an eminent American internationalist, Columbia University professor, international policy analyst Jeffrey Sachswith political scientist Glenn Diesen, professor at the University of Southeast Norway in the interview speaking on the subject of NATO expansion to Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus region.

During the interview, Geoffrey Sachs told about his second open letter to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, reminding that Germany bears a special responsibility for conflict resolution and security in Europe. Saks noted that now the situation is worse regarding the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.

“To put it plainly, now the situation is worse than it was half a year ago. I wrote this letter because the situation is really worrying, not that I have any great hopes that they will listen to my words, but because all this is of serious concern, and to emphasize the main point of the letter, I am not talking about simply that diplomacy is the right way, I am talking about the fact that Germany bears a special responsibility, and before anyone jumps to conclusions, let me make it clear that I mean responsibility: since 1990. I am talking about specific events that are happening in Ukraine now,” the professor explained.

Jeffrey Sachs said that at the time of writing his first open letter, the situation around Ukraine was again very worrying, as belligerent rhetoric between the European Union countries and Russia was growing, causing the risk of a new escalation.

The renowned scientist emphasizes that Germany has a special responsibility for security in Europe, as the most powerful state in Europe and the country with the largest population. According to Sachs, after the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, Germany has taken on serious historical commitments related to the problems the world is facing today.

He also referred to the events taking place in the Baltic airspace, the increase in tension between the Baltic states and Russia, in particular, the statements of the Baltic states about the possibility of striking Kaliningrad or becoming a springboard for drone attacks against Russia, noting that such behavior is simply unacceptable in the nuclear age. In this context, Jeffrey Sachs emphasizes the issue of finding an acceptable negotiator with Russia.

“This is incredibly irresponsible behavior. This completely ignores your life, mine and the lives of people all over the world. I place the main responsibility on Europe, which has shown no interest and no ability to conduct diplomacy, except to complain to Russia and the United States why we are not there, as if a union of 450 million people cannot come together and find someone who can negotiate with Russia,” said Jeffrey Sachs.

Returning to the issue of Germany’s responsibility, the professor noted that Germany fundamentally violated the terms of its reunification. He reminded that the Soviet Union, which occupied Germany together with the allied states as a result of the Second World War, approved the reunification of Germany on the condition that Germany and the entire West in general would not take advantage of that reunification in order to expand NATO to the East.

“Germany has gained an advantage over Russia since 1990, when reunification took place based on the principle of neutrality and NATO’s promise not to expand, but then again and again Germany broke not only that promise, but also many other commitments, so as Chancellor of Germany, Merz has an obligation to understand this and act before Europe is drawn into another war,” Sachs said.

Regarding NATO’s expansion to the East, Professor Jeffrey Sachs goes back to the years of the presidency of former US President George W. Bush, noting that back in 2008, at the Bucharest summit, the North Atlantic Alliance promised to expand at the expense of Ukraine and Georgia, and at that summit, George W. Bush actively promoted the idea, led by his team of neoconservatives led by Vice President Dick Cheney. by influence.

“Chancellor Merkel wrote about it in detail and noted that she understood very well that NATO’s promise to set deadlines for expansion into Ukraine is practically equivalent to declaring war on Russia. That’s how it will be accepted in Moscow, and he refused to support the idea on the first day of the summit, but then the Americans convinced him anyway, and on the second day, the intention to expand NATO was clearly announced. It is necessary to realize all the mistakes made and find a formula to end this war, which should be based on Ukraine’s neutrality. The West must understand this, otherwise there will be war in Europe… Germany and the United States lied [to Russia], and in my opinion, this is the main reason why tensions have increased for more than 30 years,” the professor said.

Jeffrey Sachs’s reference to the South Caucasus region and the mention of Armenia in the context of the topic of NATO expansion is even more remarkable. Jeffrey Sachs mentioned the events preceding the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2021. in December, when the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, according to his comments, made the last attempt to prevent a new escalation around Ukraine.

According to Jeffrey Sachs, in the draft of the agreement proposed by Putin, it was unequivocally fundamental and correct that the United States declared at that time that NATO would no longer expand to Ukraine, and even more so to the South Caucasus region, which, according to the professor, is still in the field of interests of the American Central Intelligence Agency (in Armenia it is better known as the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) or in Russian as “ЦРУ” in its abbreviation) and the United States.

“The United States should have announced at that time that NATO will no longer expand to Ukraine, especially to the South Caucasus region, which, by the way, remains in the field of interests of the CIA and the United States. Right now, as we speak, they are playing their games in Armenia, they are playing games in the South Caucasus, but let me not digress, – Saks noted and continued, – I called the White House and spoke with Jake Sullivan, the president’s national security advisor. It was perhaps the most surreal conversation imaginable. We talked for a whole hour, in detail, in fact. I said: “Jake, agree to the deal, say that NATO will not expand.” And he answered: “Jeff, NATO is not going to expand into Ukraine.”

Jeffrey Sachs said that according to the adviser of the previous US president Joe Biden, the position of the United States was that NATO is not going to expand to Ukraine, but they cannot say this publicly. Sullivan also assured that there will be no war, however, as later events showed, the predictions of the national security advisor of the US President turned out to be wrong.

Jeffrey Sachs also added that he has always respected former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, but to put it mildly, he finds it strange that Merkel’s statement when she said that she hoped that this war would not continue for another 10 years, instead of saying: “My God, this war can go on for another 10 weeks. It’s terrible.’

“Has the European psychology become so distorted that war has become something ordinary?” What kind of thinking is this? Instead of saying: “My God, this war can go on for another 10 weeks. It’s terrible, we have to do something,” he says. “I hope that this war will not continue for another 10 years.” I hope I misunderstood his quote, I was trying to understand the exact meaning of it, but whatever it was, it was a very pathetic statement,” said Jeffrey Sachs.

The world-renowned professor, who was also a special adviser to the UN Secretary General, talked about his contacts with European leaders, noting that he is personally familiar with many of them.

Jeffrey Sachs unwittingly asks how it is possible in this world of advanced communications that diplomacy fails and the West faces the danger of a confrontation with Russia, the largest nuclear power. “What I know for sure is that our governments are already sitting in bunkers, they are not talking to the public, they are not participating in the discussion of the issues we are talking about now. They just don’t answer. Of course, Chancellor Mertz will not answer my letter, that’s clear, but in general, they are closed and act without any sense of responsibility. It is hard to believe, we have all the external signs of democracy, there is an illusion of accountability, but I know the real state of affairs. If I call a high-ranking official of the European Commission, no one answers. They know who I am. I personally know many of those people.

It is noteworthy that these cursory revelations of Professor Jeffrey Sachs about the activity of American special services in Armenia and US interests are made just a few days before the National Assembly elections to be held in Armenia. Let’s add to the interview English original and: Russian translation were published on Sunday, May 31.

Let us remind you that Geoffrey Sachs addressed to the Chancellor of Germany the first open letter published in 2025 in December, noting that the fundamental principle of European security is bilateral security guarantees.

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These defeated authorities were supposed to be removed in 2021, and it was amazing that they were able to be re-elected then. Our people always put the desired before the possible and the real, and they naively believe what they say. There is also the issue of administrative resources, besides, the people easily perceive populism and lies. He used to make big and false promises. It has been a non-stop lie for eight years. Constantly living in that lie, the Armenian man is ruined. In addition to all the plagues that befall us, the essence of an Armenian person is corrupted, and being cooked in lies and falsehood, something inside him changes for the worse. 168TVof « expressed such an opinion during the program writer Gurgen Khanjyan.

“This is a fatal, ontological condition. If we don’t wake up now, then it’s over. This is a calculation of simple logic. But they have other tools: they threaten that there will be a war if they are not there. But if they stay, the country will weaken, Azerbaijanis will come to live here. Let it not be 300 thousand, even 3000 or 300, but they will create a community here. This man speaks of peace, Azerbaijan shakes its fist at the return of “Western Azerbaijan”. No one from here opposes, at least they say something that it is not like that. They are so scared and humiliated,” said the writer.

“These are cowardly people. It is always like this: the coward is protected by the police inside and easily reconciles to pretend to show something outside. When he met Aliyev for the first time, he was so scared and nervous that it was already clear who we were dealing with. How can a symbol of defeat, a capitulating government bring victory, or in general, do anything good? Therefore, the capitulation continued with small and big steps, and if these remain, it will continue and become stronger, because they have a problem to protect themselves,” Khanjyan said.

According to the intellectual, they already have a defense complex, they know deep down what they have done. “Their sin is historical, because they betrayed not only this region, they also betrayed the heroes who fought in Artsakh before that. If it goes like this, it will reach Hayk Nahapet. All achievements have been watered down, this small land is left. Already on the street they are shouting after them with their typical names. It seems they don’t care about it. This is a different type, these are Armenian haters, maybe they are also misanthropes, they have those globalist fans among them. Now it is a crime not to go to the elections, because if they stay, the next five years will completely destroy this country.”

“Whatever they deceive, Europe, etc., everything is a lie, there is nothing real. In this election, the palette is diverse, and everyone has the opportunity to choose what they want. Get up, go, sitting at home, what will happen? What does it mean, I am not involved in politics? Your living space is being taken away from you, what kind of politics are we talking about?” said Gurgen Khanjyan.

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168TV–ի «Զառան հարց ունի» of the program guestn: Ara Simonyan is a former member of the National Assembly.

The supporter of the “Strong Armenia” party is sure that at this stage Armenia needs a strong leader in the person of Samvel Karapetyan.

During the interview, Ara Simonyan voiced several theses with one punch line․

• Yesterday it became very obvious that this is not some election marathon or election process, but already a popular movement, the beginning of which was given months ago, but yesterday it became much clearer. And that crazy energy that we all felt in the Republic Square was evidence of that, and it can never be stopped, it is impossible to stop the movement whose time has come, and the time has come, actually, already, finally.

• The formula for defeating Nikol Pashinyan is simply not to notice him. This is not a running competition or who will run faster, but to say what you have to say to the people, to the people, to the public, and let people choose the edges of comparison, for example, Samvel Karapetyan on this side, that on the other side, even edges to compare.

• The fact that Samvel Karapetyan is a great philanthropist is constantly emphasized. It goes without saying that he is perhaps one of the greatest benefactors of the Armenian nation, but he is also a serious crisis manager. This is what needs to be emphasized. He is a business manager, that is, a serious negotiator who managed to build that entire business empire.

• Do you know that there is such a human psychological phenomenon that, as a rule, they blame the other person for what they have done? accuse the adversaries of what we ourselves are guilty of. To make amends, working with Russia and being a friend of Russia is not a sin at all that we justify it now, but what does “agent of Russia” mean? the person has worked in Russia, it is natural that there are many great opportunities, connections, which does not at all mean the qualification that is being given to him now.

• Churchill has a good saying, he says: it is very difficult to ride on a raging tiger, but it is much more difficult to get off that tiger. Now the moment of that descent has come, the time to answer is approaching, it is terrible for them.

• There are lies, big lies and statistics. you can communicate with people to get a better picture.

• The most important thing for victory is the spirit, unity, why not also the power of arms? one simply admires the behavior of today’s Iran and the people of Iran, how they were able to withstand that aggression.

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If Yerevan considers that it will be better in the EU than in the EAEU, it can make that choice, but not at our expense, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government Alexei Overchuk told RIA Novosti at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

“We are in favor of what the Armenians themselves consider to be the best for them. If they think that it will be more convenient for them in the European Union and it will be better in the European Union, of course they can go there,” Overchuk told the agency within the framework of the Union of European Union, answering the question whether Yerevan will go for a final break with the EAEU.

The interlocutor of the agency clarified that Yerevan can make that choice if it wants.

“But not at our expense,” he emphasized.

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