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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