The veteran diplomat has reportedly met with Trump several times in the past couple of months and is rumored to be his informal foreign policy adviser.
Kissinger served as the US state secretary under President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford in 1973-1977, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for the ceasefire and withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam. Kissinger also pioneered the detente policy toward the Soviet Union and contributed to the improvement of US relations with China.
"Kissinger could have been involved in development of a new conception of US-Russia ties because he has already played the role of an unofficial mediator between Moscow and Washington. He is very respected in the US and Russia. And he deserves his reputation," Batyuk told RIA Novosti.
The expert noted that Kissinger has visited Russia many times and delivered "confidential messages from the US government to the Kremlin."
Batyuk stressed that Kissinger’s involvement in US-Russia normalization would a "great piece of news" for Moscow because the diplomat is well-known for his realistic political views.
"Such a classic of political realism could help overcome a deadlock in relations between the US and Russia," he added.
According to the specialist, the main reason behind this deadlock is that Washington’s approach towards Moscow was based on "American ideals and values, rather than American interests."
"When it comes to ideology no compromise is possible," Batyuk said.
"Compare Kissinger as an informal advisor and his 'constructive cooperation' with Hilary Clinton’s 'informal advisor,' the neo-fascist leaning Robert Kagan and his wife [current Assistant Secretary of State] Victoria Nuland who did her best to provoke war with Russia over Ukraine," he said.
Pierce recalled that throughout his life and career, Kissinger had consistently championed detente, removing tensions and seeking warm relations between the US and the Soviet Union.
In a December interview with the CBS broadcaster, the 93-year-old diplomat called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "character out of Dostoevsky" and a "cold calculator of the Russian national interest, as he conceives it."
"Kissinger really does know our country well… It does not mean that he agrees with Russia on everything, and nobody would expect that from him, but at least, he has profound, not shallow knowledge [about Russia]," Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov commented.
According to him, Putin and Kissinger have known each other for a long time and, whenever possible, exchange opinions on the situation in the world and the relationship between Russia and the US.
