but if taiwan becomes a subject of domestic intense interest in both countries explicitly, the tension can only get worse. it s clear kissinger feels the west isn t yet engaged with the long term challenge china represents. i asked him how the west should confront it. we will have to develop a concept of dealing with china that can be maintained over an indefinite period of time. it can change with every administration. i think it is a historic task for the west. just as all american presidents used to summon the evangelist billy graham for a public show of spiritual contemplation, so kissinger plays that role in foreign affairs. it means that even in his 100th
intents interest in both countries, explicitly, the tension can only get worse. it s clear kissinger feels the west isn t yet engaged with the long term challenge china represents. i asked long term challenge china represents. iasked him how long term challenge china represents. i asked him how the west should confront him. we would have west should confront him. - would have to develop a concept of dealing with china that can be maintained over an indefinite period of time. it can change with every administration. i think it is not a task for the west. just as all american not a task for the west. just as all american presidents used to summon the evangelist billy graham for a public show of spiritual contemplation, so kissinger plays that role in foreign affairs. it means that evenin foreign affairs. it means that even in his 100th year, he s writing and talking and being
overnight on the missile production factoryjust outside of kyiv and moscow says there will be more of that kind of strike action taken if ukraine does not stop targeting russian territory. we ukraine does not stop targeting russian territory. ukraine does not stop targeting russian territory. we are seeing constant calls russian territory. we are seeing constant calls from russian territory. we are seeing constant calls from president. constant calls from president zelensky of ukraine for european nations to stop buying russian energy supplies. is there any coverage of that there and any concern or criticism of the kremlin that it concern or criticism of the kremlin thatitis concern or criticism of the kremlin that it is still doing this incredible trade with eu nations that it incredible trade with eu nations thatitis incredible trade with eu nations that it is so completely opposed to? not really. the main narrative here actually, i think putin knows perfectly well that the west
negotiate about. we re told they re willing to negotiate about missiles, they re willing to talk about exercises and mutual commitments on exercises, forward-based exercises on the eastern flank. what else is the u.s. really willing to talk about? well, those are the main things that they have said. right now they re willing to put on the table, as long as there is a reciprocal kind of agreements in other words that the west isn t going to say we re going to pull back unless russia pulls back, and there is, of course, lots of precedent for this kind of agreement. we won t have exercises that you consider to be provocative near your borders if you don t have exercises near the borders of ukraine and some of these nato members like poland. you can see that kind of agreement being made in keeping with the kinds of things we ve talked about in the past. the main demand putin has put on the table, the americans and the western europeans have made very clear a non-starter, the idea that ru
moment that isn t close to becoming a reality. the us has said it doesn t want to divert the conversation into a discussion about nato, that it wants to focus on the situation in ukraine. russia said these talks could last as briefly as a day and it isn t going to make concessions under pressure or with threats from the west. at the moment there is no indication that russia is making any movement towards the us s position, the west isn t making any concessions to move towards russia s position. if these talks don t go well, some people have said vladimir putin is bluffing, others have said that there is a risk of a russian invasion, which means this week these key talks are important. normally at this time in january we normally at this time injanuary we would be normally at this time in january we would be getting really excited about the golden globes, the film awards being held in the united states. but not this year. normally