"But when it comes to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, both recently advocated for Ukraine to consider a settlement that could see it dropping claim to some land to achieve a quicker peace deal.

While speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday, Kissinger, who was secretary of state for presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in the 1970s, encouraged Ukraine to accept a peace deal with Russia to end the war.
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He advised European leaders to consider their long-term relationship with Russia and that they should not risk further strengthening the bond between the Kremlin and China—one of its strongest allies amid the invasion—according to the Telegraph.
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In an interview with British journalist Owen Jones this month, Chomsky, a left-wing political philosopher and Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor known for his anti-war views, made critical remarks about the Western response to the conflict,
calling out what he views as a "Western propaganda system" pushing the idea Ukrainians want more weapons.

He said that while he isn't opposed to sending arms to Ukraine, so long as it's done under genuine concern for Ukrainians, it must be done in "a way which will not escalate the Russian attack and can lead, of course, to the destruction of Ukraine."

Chomsky described the possibility of a "pretty sensible settlement" in which Ukraine would commit itself to neutralization, not joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), put off the issue of Crimea and "move toward some kind of accommodation
on Donbas."" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/henry-kissinger-noam-chomsky-find-rare-common-ground-over-ukraine-war/ar-AAXFDq2

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