Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

Asking the US to get involved in guaranteeing the peace and holding Russia's feet to the fire after is not going to happen, that is clear.

Under Trump I am unfortunately coming to think the US would kind of prefer Russia actually wins and takes Ukraine entire + they deal with their equals and friends good old "Vladimir", and perhaps Chairman Xi for some juicy slices carved off the dead carcass.

The Trump admin. can't switch to a completely pro Russia foreign policy immediately, just as they cannot turn the US into a full autocracy at the drop of a hat, so it is being done in dribs and drabs (but still very fast).

I fear next step will be ending final drops of aid to Ukraine and lifting of US sanctions on Russia.

I thought a Trump admin. would be bad but just how awful is a surprise, and how much of a turncoat and backstabber America has become over space of a few short months is very hard to get ones' head around (for me personally anyway)

Cant trust the Americans. Backstabbing bast*rds

USA can’t be trusted anymore.

Don’t bite the apple Eve.

I think that deal represents the best outcome to stop the fighting. The Hawks in Washington won’t be happy with the US proposals.

This strategy that keep sending arms to Ukraine will some how force Russia out is crazy, they don’t have the man power to use them with the losses. I think the US and EU know this.

As for the US can’t be trusted when have they ever been trusted when it comes to foreign policy and geo politics?

Trumps mates are in the oil industry who will suffer and are already suffering from cheap oil and gas, more oil and gas would bankrupt them

Like I said earlier one would have to have very short memories to have forgotten what happened to investments in Russia, they went poof or got stolen

There is no money to be made if all the money is stolen by the criminals running the mafia state

That a new account is pushing such a bizzare theory is interesting

What US anti Russia agenda? Trump is in bed with Putin these days.

If thinking Russia will give up and leave is just fantasy land, what makes you think they'll stop to honour any peace deal? They couldn't even honour their own Easter ceasefire proposal.

When you read the RAND corp paper “Extending Russia “ from 2019 who are a tink-rank for the Pentagon tells you all you need know about the US anti-Russia agenda. Ukraine is and always has been a pawn for the Hawks.

Will Russian honour it ? Honestly I don’t know if it was agreed will the West honour it?

Like Ukraine wouldn’t honour the Christmas ceasefire a few years back ?

The first casualty of war is always the truth.

Hmm… interesting how your link never mentioned Ukraine, just sanctions and economic influence. But, also interesting is how it now says it was 'mischaracterized by Russian propagandists.' So, where did you learn about the report? Because you might be better served to read the accompanying note about the 'firehose of falsehoods.'

https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE198.html

I never linked it. And I read it back in 2021 I think. have you read it ?

At some point Zelensky is going to have to take a leap of faith here if he isn't to fight on to what could be a very bitter end…

I think his judgement call will be more about Putin's intentions than Trump's good faith. If Putin is willing to sign up to what looks like a fairly solid America-backed security guarantee the verdict may be he is reasonably satisfied with what he has taken to date and believes he could only make further gains at a masive cost in blood & treasure…

Well. We've all known this for months and Europe was too chicken sh1t to do anything about it. Strong smell of death off Europe.

I don't think it's a big an issue as you make out. North Korean soldiers are fighting Ukranians in Kursk. The day the north Koreans cross into Ukraine is a completely different situation.

What's Europe to do? Attack North Korea? Sanction North Korea even more (if that's even possible?) attack North Korean troops on sovereign Russian soil?

Im now confused. This is what trump & rubio were pretty much demanding of Ukraine .. ????? This is a complete 360?

The United States rejected Russia’s demand for the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions — The New York Times American negotiators called the demand “unreasonable and unfeasible” and assured Kyiv that they would not support it.

What are you confused about? When did Trump say that Ukraine would have to retreat further and give up more of its internationally recognised territory than has been already illegally annexed by putin?