Ukraine's neutrality and the non-expansion of NATO may be the only guarantees of security for Ukraine, Russia, and Europe, and it is time for the European Union to realize this, US economist and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University (New York), Professor Jeffrey Sachs said.

“I say to sit down with Russia to negotiate inclusive security for Europe. This is what's needed. This whole war came about because of the NATO enlargement. It's time that the NATO enlargement stop and that we return to the concept of inclusive security. Ukraine will be neutral. Russia, Ukraine, Europe will be secure. No war. This is straightforward. This is what we need to do,” he told TASS at the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which is hosting a plenary session on World Food Day.