Global Times' note: This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The Washington Summit Declaration issued at the NATO summit was filled with Cold War mentality and bellicose rhetoric, which will exacerbate the tense situation in the Asia-Pacific region. Global Times (GT) talked to Jeffrey Sachs, a professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. He explained the risks brought to the world by the continuous expansion of NATO led by the United States, as well as why the US demonizes China as a threat.

GT: The NATO summit was held in Washington last week. How much support do you think the West can continue to provide to Ukraine? Are Western countries really willing to let Ukraine join NATO?