After weeks of back and forth and Donny putting in his two cents worth (mostly in favor of the Russian point of view) Zelensky has crapped on Donny’s attempt to a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia….
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made clear on Monday that Ukraine will not give up any territory to Russia, firmly rejecting a central demand from Moscow that has been echoed in President Trump’s latest peace proposal. Zelensky made the statement after meeting with leaders of Britain, France, and Germany in London, the Washington Post reports. The development could signal the end of Trump’s proposal, which has been criticized as basically reflecting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s wish list.
“Under our laws, under international law—and under moral law—we have no right to give anything away,” Zelensky said. “That is what we are fighting for.” Trump’s plan reportedly includes provisions that would bar Ukraine from joining NATO and grant Russia control over portions of Ukraine it does not occupy now. Ukraine and its European allies have argued the plan is too favorable to Russia and lacks sufficient security guarantees for Ukraine. Zelensky said Ukraine is receptive to a deal, telling reporters that “explicitly anti-Ukrainian provisions” have been removed from Trump’s plan.
Trump was critical of Zelensky over the weekend for not having already agreed to his plan, and European leaders backed up Ukraine’s president on Monday. “We stand with Ukraine,” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, per the Hill. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron also went to London. The group has been united in saying Russia should not benefit from new international boundaries imposed by force, per the Post. Putin makes the illegal case that Russia has annexed four regions of Ukraine, as well as Crimea, which it took over a decade ago. Russian forces have occupied nearly that much land during the war on Ukraine.
May I see a show of hands…..how many of you thought Donny could pull this off?
Personally I thought he was peeing in his chili…..
Oh well shall he try again?
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
I understand Z’s insistance that Ukraine will give up no territory. P’s aggression would continue the day after P signed a settlement treaty. Why would Ukraine consider losing a big chunk of its country a settlement ? Why would US feel comfortable and trust any “agreement” with P ? Seems only Z undersrtands that any settlement with Russia does not repair all damage to Ukraine , full reparations will never be obtained and nothing P may sign will guarantee the future security of Ukraine. It is obvious all the US sanctions against Russia or even additional sanctions have no effect on Russian behavior. . I have no answers for this but it is astonishing that any reduction in wars achived by Trump and failures to achieve permanent peace are celebrated with glee by democrats as characterizing failure of Trump and indicate his incompetence but there is no blame on the warring parties and no disappointment that death and destruction continue .
Carl the only glee felt is from the M-IC….the whole plan was a non-starter….Donny should have known that from the get go. chuq
Disappointed to hear this. I’m just an old retired history teacher but know you could probably trust the devil more than Putin. Too bad Putin thinks power and greatness is measured by acquiring more territory. Russia could grow in wealth and prosperity not with nukes but merely by joining the world economic community , enhancing business and trade. The joke is on the super powers: Russia intends to rule the planet, China intends to rule the planet, Islam intends to rule the planet. Their intentions will lead to the destruction of all. America’s focus on cheeseburgers, pizza and college sports playoffs are more sensible concerns.
The sports thing is like the old Roman circus…..keep people entertained and ignorant. chuq
They need to stop calling it ‘Trump’s Peace Plan’ and call it what it really is. ‘Putin’s Wish List’. Russia is getting so short of troops on the front line now, they are deceivng Africans by offering them relatively well paid jobs in Russia. Once they sign their ‘contract’, written in Russian of course, they find out they are in the army. After 14 days of training, they are fighting in the Donbas. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20gn2d51l1o
Best wishes, Pete.
Putin is trying everything to end this in his favor……chuq
What is M-IC ? Could not find in google only med or eltron stuff .
Military-Industrial Complex….the defense industry that makes billions off of war. chuq
OK, got it.