杰弗里·萨克斯在欧洲议会上发表讲话，对美国过去三十年的外交政策进行了严厉的批判，认为它是众多冲突背后的驱动力量，并使欧洲丧失了连贯、独立的对外政策。他认为，美国在1991年苏联解体后变得胆大妄为，采取了一种单极世界观，无视国际义务和其他国家的安全关切，特别是俄罗斯的安全关切。 萨克斯断言，美国的行动，包括北约东扩，没有真正考虑到俄罗斯的视角，并且根植于可以追溯到19世纪的长期项目。他强调了切尼、沃尔福威茨和布热津斯基等人物在塑造这一政策中的作用，他认为该政策基于有缺陷的博弈论，未能与对等方进行有意义的外交。 他指出伊拉克战争是由内塔尼亚胡和美国五角大楼人物直接策划的一个冲突例子，强调了欧洲在这场冲突后未能发出统一的声音。他批评1994年正式决定将北约东扩作为一个包围俄罗斯并否认其影响力的项目，特别是通过控制进入黑海的通道。 萨克斯强调，这一战略在多届美国政府的推动下，导致了维克托·亚努科维奇在乌克兰被推翻，而这背后有美国的资金和干预。他提到了维多利亚·纽兰被截获的电话录音，作为美国干预的证据。他声称，美国破坏了乌克兰和俄罗斯之间一项接近达成的协议，延长了冲突并导致了大量生命损失。 关于当前的乌克兰战争，萨克斯认为，普京最初的意图是迫使泽连斯基就中立问题进行谈判，而一项接近达成的协议却被美国破坏。他强调，冲突的根源是美国希望保持北约，或者说是美国，远离俄罗斯边境。他批评美国在2002年放弃了反弹道导弹条约，并在波兰和罗马尼亚部署导弹系统，并在2019年退出了《中导条约》。 他批评了“门户开放”政策，该政策被用来允许北约随心所欲地行动，而其邻国没有任何发言权。他说，美国不会容忍中国在安大略省拥有军事基地。 萨克斯预测，由于特朗普希望减少损失，这场战争将很快结束，谈判可能导致领土让步、乌克兰保持中立，以及所有各方获得安全保障。他敦促欧洲发展自己的对外政策，直接与俄罗斯谈判，并将自身的安全利益置于优先地位，独立于美国。他鼓励欧洲领导人访问莫斯科，直接与他们的俄罗斯同行进行讨论。 他呼吁欧洲投资于自身的安全结构和技术，而不是依赖美国。萨克斯主张采取务实的外交政策，理解俄罗斯的处境，避免“恐俄症”。他批评美国允许以色列游说团体主导其在中东的政策，并希望特朗普总统能将外交政策收回。 在回答欧洲议会的问题时，萨克斯强调欧洲需要投资于其安全，迁移北约总部，并抵制北约，避免激怒其邻国。他赞扬了芬兰化，认为它使芬兰位居《世界幸福报告》榜首。他鼓励议员们积极主动地在欧洲缔造和平。

Jeffrey Sachs, speaking at the European Parliament, delivers a scathing critique of U.S. foreign policy over the past three decades, arguing it has been a driving force behind numerous conflicts and has left Europe without a coherent, independent foreign policy. He contends that the U.S., emboldened by the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, adopted a unipolar worldview, disregarding international obligations and the security concerns of other nations, particularly Russia. Sachs asserts that U.S. actions, including NATO expansion eastward, were undertaken without genuine consideration for Russia's perspective, and were rooted in a long-standing project dating back to the 19th century. He highlights the role of figures like Cheney, Wolfowitz, and Brzezinski in shaping this policy, which he believes was based on flawed game theory and a failure to engage in meaningful diplomacy with counterparts. He points to the Iraq War as an example of a conflict directly concocted by Netanyahu and U.S. Pentagon figures, highlighting how Europe failed to speak with an unified voice after this conflict. He criticized the formal decision in 1994 to extend NATO eastward as a project to encircle Russia and deny it influence, especially by controlling access to the Black Sea. Sachs emphasizes that this strategy, pursued across multiple U.S. administrations, led to the overthrow of Viktor Yanukovych in Ukraine, fueled by U.S. funding and intervention. He refers to the intercepted phone call of Victoria Newland as evidence of U.S. meddling. He claims that a near agreement between Ukraine and Russia was scuttled by the U.S., prolonging the conflict and leading to a massive loss of life. Regarding the current war in Ukraine, Sachs argues that Putin's initial intention was to force Zelensky to negotiate neutrality, and that a near agreement was sabotaged by the United States. He stresses that the root of the conflict is the U.S. desire to keep NATO, or the United States, off Russia's border. He criticizes the U.S. for abandoning the anti-ballistic missile treaty in 2002, and placing missile systems in Poland and Romania and, in 2019, walking out of the INF treaty. He criticizes the "open door" policy, which has been used to allow NATO to go where it wants without its neighbors having any say. He says the United States would not stand for China having a military base in Ontario. Sachs predicts that the war will end soon due to Trump's desire to cut his losses, with negotiations potentially leading to territorial concessions, neutrality for Ukraine, and security guarantees for all parties. He urges Europe to develop its own foreign policy, negotiate directly with Russia, and prioritize its security interests, independent of the U.S. He encourages European leaders to visit Moscow to discuss with their Russian counterparts directly. He calls for Europe to invest in its own security structure and technology, and not rely on the U.S. Sachs advocates for a realistic foreign policy that understands Russia's situation and avoids "rusaphobia." He criticizes the U.S. for allowing the Israeli lobby to dominate its Middle East policy and hopes that President Trump would take foreign policy back. Answering questions from the European Parliament, Sachs emphasized the need for Europe to invest in its security, move NATO's headquarters and push back on NATO, and avoid antagonizing its neighbors. He praises Finlandisation as having led Finland to the top of the World Happiness Report. He encourages parliamentarians to be proactive in forging peace in Europe.