Jeffrey Sachs: “Worry about the nuclear threat and global annihilation“

Paul Buitink talks to Jeffrey Sachs again, renowned economist and Professor at Columbia University. They discuss the war in Ukraine and Ukraine’s recent incursion into Russia. Jeffrey believes it’s unwise and will worsen Ukraine’s position. He urges, like he has been doing since the start of the escalation in 2022, for the US and Russia to negotiate a solution. Jeffrey also shines his light on the conflict in the Middle East and why the UN should impose on Israel a 2 State solution. They end the conversation discussing Jeffrey’s 10 principles for perpetual peace in this century, which he wrote down in the article below: More info about Jeffrey Sachs: Follow Paul Buitink on X at @paulbuitink: Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:20 Incursion Ukraine 5:24 Peace talks stopped 7:51 Putin’s red lines 11:32 The 3 main issues for Russia 17:12 US elections 18:48 Israel and the Deep State 24:10 Two state solution vs alternatives 28:01 Ten Principles for Perpetual Peace in the 21st Century 32:15 Outro