Click to see the full-size image
During his 2024 election campaign, Donald Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours. He later disavowed this statement. This promise sounded unrealistic, to say the least. The conflict had been brewing for decades. It was unrealistic to expect it to end in a day. The new master of the Oval Office extended the deadlines for resolving the Ukrainian crisis. A peaceful settlement was supposed to be reached by April 30, 2025. However, the White House has not formulated a clear plan to achieve peace. Possessing all levers of pressure on Kiev, America has failed to force Vladimir Zelensky’s administration to make real concessions to the Kremlin.
Trump’s major accomplishment is that he initiated direct dialogue with Russia. This significantly reduces the risk of a clash between nuclear powers. But Washington has been unable to negotiate a realistic peace treaty. Representatives from the State Department, such as Marco Rubio, and the president’s special representative, Keith Kellogg, occasionally announce things that are completely unacceptable to the Kremlin. They have suggested the deployment of European peacekeepers in Ukraine. In other words, the deployment of NATO troops in Ukraine. It should be noted that the potential deployment of North Atlantic Alliance troops was one of the main reasons for launching the Special Military Operation.
Another unworkable tool is freezing hostilities along the line of contact. According to insider media reports, the United States is prepared to formally recognize Crimea as part of Russia without requiring Ukraine’s legal recognition in return. This creates a number of problems.
First, Kiev’s lack of de jure recognition of Crimea’s status creates prerequisites for a Ukrainian attempt at revenge in the medium and long term.
Second, legal recognition should apply to all Russian regions included in the Constitution: Crimea, Sevastopol, and the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Both the United States and Ukraine must recognize them de jure.
Third, the Russian leadership has demanded the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) beyond the administrative borders of the four regions.
Click to see the full-size image
Moscow is not asking the United States to do the impossible. Russia’s territorial gains should be proportional to the amount of resources it has spent. In principle, it makes no difference to the White House where the Ukrainian state border will run — behind or in front of Zaporozhye. For Vladimir Putin, upholding the Constitution is paramount. Denazifying Ukraine, protecting the Orthodox Church, and safeguarding Russians and the Russian language are not just Kremlin requirements. It is also a requirement of Ukrainian law. Additionally, the regional status of the Russian language is a practical reality in modern Ukraine. From 2012 to 2018, the Kivalov-Kolesnichenko Law was in effect. It was favorably received by Russia, Hungary, and Romania.
Trump’s peace initiatives are stalling. There is growing talk in the U.S. that Americans may withdraw from the negotiation process, leaving Ukraine and the European Union to face Russia alone.
“Not that a war in Ukraine is not important, but I would say what’s happening with China is more important in the long term for the future of the world. Obviously, Iran’s nuclear ambition, all these other things that we have going on”, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an interview with Fox News.
At the same time, the diplomat remained silent about Russia’s role in the confrontation between the U.S. and China. This role is certainly key. For Beijing, its northern neighbor is a reliable strategic rear. The activation of the Russian-Chinese alliance could lead to a defeat for the Americans in a geopolitical confrontation.
Donald Trump and his entourage have repeatedly stated their desire to weaken the alliance between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. Yet, we have not seen any practical steps taken by the United States. Recall the 1970s rapprochement between America and China, when Washington sought to dislodge the PRC from the socialist bloc and tear it away from the USSR. In return, the Chinese were given a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, favorable trade treatment, and permission to import high-tech products. U.S. troops withdrew from Taiwan, and Washington severed official diplomatic relations with Taipei. In 1989, the United States withdrew its nuclear weapons from Japan. Then, in 1991, the United States withdrew its weapons of mass destruction from South Korea.
These were substantial concessions. What we are seeing at the negotiating table now are palliative measures that cannot resolve the Ukrainian crisis. Objectively, Ukraine has lost the war and must make serious concessions. The American establishment understands this. Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Ilon Musk have repeatedly talked about Kiev’s defeat in the conflict with Russia. A defeated country must compromise. It is the duty of Ukraine’s main sponsor, the United States, to ensure that Vladimir Zelensky cooperates. There are more than enough levers to influence Zelensky. These include financial aid, arms supplies, and supplies of components for European weapons. The key to peace is not in Moscow. It is in Washington.
Click to see the full-size image
The only achievement that Trump can present to the American voter on the Ukrainian negotiating track at the end of a hundred days is a deal on rare earth metals. However, the terms of the agreement remain a mystery. No one knows the details of the agreement or the extent to which it benefits the United States. Zelensky’s rudeness in response to Washington’s initiatives has damaged the United States’ image. A country that is completely dependent on the United States manages to negotiate with the “world hegemon” from a position of strength. If Trump wants to recoup the money spent by Biden, he can agree to mutually beneficial economic cooperation with Russia. Treaties with impoverished Ukraine are a sham. The revenues from it are highly questionable.
In October 2024, the International Monetary Fund recognized Russia as the world’s fourth-largest economy. Russians play a more significant role in the global economy than Japan, Germany, Brazil, France, Indonesia, and Great Britain. Ukraine ranked 45th, between Iraq and Austria. Even this low ranking does not correspond to reality. The IMF estimates Ukraine’s gross domestic product at purchasing power parity, excluding Crimea and Sevastopol. If the Russian-controlled Donbass and most of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions are excluded, the figures will be significantly lower.
The lifting of U.S. sanctions will cause the Russian economy to grow even more. Consequently, American investments and exports will become much more profitable. So why is the Republican administration prolonging the negotiation process, exchanging potential multibillion-dollar gains for disputes over the legal recognition of Kherson’s status?
The answer to this question will likely be revealed during the next hundred days of Trump’s presidency.
MORE ON THE TOPIC:
midget poohtin thought trump was going to bail him out of the ukraine quagmire…heheheh
really? russia gave the us a chance and sat back and watched ‘same old’. how much ukrainian territory has returned to russia? what is left of the ukraine gene pool? president putin, has repeatedly stated what russia wishes to achieve from the smo and it is only western and 5 eye leaders, who refuse to listen to russia’s words. cannot wait for odessa to return to russia and the last azov member to be fed into the ‘meat grinder’.
rossya failed every single goal of the smo. the war is lost. odessa will never be russian again. cope less
god bless the future sentient ai race.
maga supporters spend all their money on strengthening israel–a crucial ally to the us. i think that israel has defeated iran, and russia has long lost. the next major war would probably involve china and north korea.
israel is not a crucial ally . it is a parasite that destroys all it touches .
usa is worst.
trump is worse than bush
usa + izrael = solipsism.
agree both is worse than hitler
without hitler, there would not be an israel. funny that. guess we got played yet again.
hitler would be on russia’s side. christianity against criminal satanist chews. you are getting confused by the constant blurring that ((( they ))) employ.
it is a millstone round the neck of all the goyim.
seriously weird that israel took out the uss liberty and the president of america. at the time, was more than happy to support and defend israel, rather than his own forces.
a rússia já perdeu há muito tempo, mas é idiota🤣🤣🤣
how many maga supporters are happy to be miga supporters? in the meantime russia, iran and china move on and leave trump and netanyahou squabbling with each other.
less every day.
shitfront idiots:
2022: “ukraine about to totally collapse” 2023: “ukraine about to totally collapse” 2024: “ukraine about to totally collapse” 2025: “ukraine about to totally collapse” 2026: “ukraine about to totally collapse” 2027: “ukraine about to totally collapse” 2028: “ ukraine about to totally collapse”
2029…2030…2031…2032…heheheh
good future, genious.
i guarantee you 2025 will be the end of zhekelenskyy the clown and his lot. i have a 35 year old bottle of fine scotch whisky to wager, and if you have a nice wife that too.
the idiot’s a wanker, so no girlfriend either, and scots whisky is a bridge too far for a teenager like you
your anis goes “poof” when you’re being pumped by your boyfriend…heheheh
hehehehehehehehe. . . nope 🙂
the la teen that can make your mommy howl like a banshee.
then the shithead is six feet under ? makes sense now 💩
too generous—#1 is a senile retired burger flipper bitter envious unable to pay for sodomy cuz ex-husband refuses to pay alimony
you have a 35-year case of hemroids…heheheh
banderistan has lost 50% of its population. 100% of its economy. 1.1 million casualties. russia doesn’t want it to collapse. the war is bleeding the jewsa and its vassals white. they pay for everything in banderistan, down to the street sweepers and dog catchers. they have demilitarised themselves. it is a big black hole that has swallowed up all their money and military equipment. keep it going. the ukies are irrelevant – they just provide the cannon fodder. this is a war with the jewsa.
vá beber sêmen de um shlomo gay de tel aviv
remind me, how much ukrainian territory has returned to russia? how much of the ukrainian gene pool is left? 1654 – the tsars gave a lot of russian territory to ukraine. 1922 – lenin took novorussia (eastern ukraine) from russia, and gifted it to ukraine. stalin took galicia and gifted it to ukraine. 1954 the ukrainian leader of the soviet communist party krushchev, then gifted crimea to ukraine, as a thank you to ukraine, for their vote.
serious wars tend to drag on out of pure inertia. the heaviest fighting often occurs at the very end. the worst month of the war for us army casualties was april 1945. the capture of berlin in the last fortnight of april 1945 cost the red army 350,000 casualties. german forces were conducting major operations, often with some success, up to the very end. they carried out a major successful counterattack at bautzen against russian forces just a few days before hitler shot himself.
the same applies to the us civil war. some of the heaviest fighting occurred over the last few months, 1864-5. the confederate forces actually fought and won a large battle after the war had officially ended. this is a recurring pattern. but none of this affected the inevitable outcome. this war will drag on in a similar fashion, because the (((ukie leadership))) care nothing about the country and the hapless goy schmucks they lord it over, just themselves.
the self proclaimed great deal maker who claimed this is bidens war . has not made a deal . but , has continued . so the war is now trumps .
the war was always trump’s he just wants to make everyone think is biden’s both serve us imperialism
ides todos para o caralho. ponde-vos a toques ó maluquinhos.
trump loses his domestic mandate if he keeps kissing putin’s ass.
what domestics, you have no home, no nothing, you are parasites.
why is chumpo wearing that maga hat? doesn’t he realise he should be wearing that little black hat we gave him? these goyim need to know their place!
that is; make isis rael great again. and i want to change amendment to constitution to be elected as long as chumpo wants.
glad to see those obedient little goyim are imposing a $1 million fine and 20 years imprisonment on anyone who boycotts us and our illegal settlements. those goyim need to know their place.
everybody knows amerikunts are a stupified inferior species
some people believe, or would have others believe, that the jewsa is really calling the shots, and israhell is just its proxy following washington’s orders. the jews in congress and their bought and paid for whores have just passed a law criminalising anyone who boycotts israhell or illegal settlements. this now carries a $1 million fine and 20 years imprisonment. you can boycott any country you like, including the jewsa. just not israhell.
chumpo is just their chief whore. so who is the organ grinder and who is the monkey? who is in charge? who is the boss? really?
rule of the j’s, by the j’s, for the j’s. the great amerikunt j’ocracy.
why nutty-yah00 of course!…
it raises many question(s)… among them… why russia didn’t pop a cap in victoria nudleman’s skull after the maidan event that wouldn’t have been complete without a cell phone call among u.$. state department “members” “dancing” like those same one(s) around the twin towers deciding who the new installed government appointees would be?!!! and russia just sittin back and “watching” ukraine burn for 11 very long years that bled into kursk and other attacks inside it’s sovereign turf!
allow me to opine… we (the zi0ni$t u$a) sent a dual national “witch” to your cousin’s turf 11 years ago handing out cookies… orchestrated a coup overthrowing the legitimate government of ukraine using the cia, mi6 and mossad… assassinated high ranking russian and ukrainian diplomats and military officials…
… displaced and murdered millions in both countries over those “11 years”… destroyed a pipeline among other infrastructure through wanton acts of terrorism… and now 0range-$tain wants to rob it before making “peace”???!!!… you can’t fucking make this $hit up!!!
all of ukraine used to be soviet. ukraine should agree to the very reasonable russian demands for a small part to be returned. ukraine’s debts should be written off entirely and russian assets unfrozen and sanctions lifted. then everyone can get back to things like sports and superyachts.
nobody americunt–russians do not appease burgerland nazis
ukraine isn’t in debt to russia, it’s the usa and europeans that are demanding repayment when fighting stops, so making that less likely. ww2 was partly due to to financial reparations being imposed on germany after ww1 instead of the “peace without victory” ideal being implemented.
i have read that trump is making zillions dollars with cryptovalutes included his one, the $trump created 3 days before 20 jan. and he is demolishing any kind of control about this and other frauds that once he condemned because cryptos were used by criminals. if so, trump is by far the worse potus ever, no one else had those conflict of interests while in white house.
first hundred days, spending billions on arms, slaughtering men women and children, by america and supporting israel and england with bombs to slaughter innocent men women and children, and looking for yet another war! stealing oil gas and wheat, so american thieving bastards doing the same as the last american regime and those prior! so no change there then!
“putin says he hopes there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in ukraine” nbc news but if he has to it will be i$rael and f-u.k.u.$. “first”!…
the problem with the u.s. is that they have lost their credibility. if the u.s. is to bite you eventually then whatever the condition and favorable terms they offered in the beginning has no value or what so ever. trump cannot change this perception after all the backstabbing the u.s. gov has done to its so called allies.
usa are a pack of snakes. the zionists are a pack of cockroaches
hehe the worst president of us in history. mr flip flop doesn’t know which way to turn. supporting genocide in gaza and now with the british terrorist govt are terrorizing and killing yemen citizens.
only idiots believe they can predict the consequences of us govt policies–not driven by trump but by the corporations that rule burgerland—this xplains why tariffs reduced modified
trump set the world on fire and is slaughtering gazans and yemenis and supporting war and attacks against russia. this guy is probably the biggest warmonger the world has ever seen.
trumpstein….useless
old, decrepit and useless.
us and ukraine are impotent in this conflict, only russia can end it
usa e seus americanos gays e seus dopados por fentanil
chumpo is just a pompous windbag, a ludicrous figure, a sort of latter day king lear, or benito mussolini, all sound and fury signifying nothing. more pathetic and pitiful than anything else.