Neither Ukraine, Europe, nor the United States are close to getting any kind of meangingful agreement with Russia, nor do they have a prayer on the battlefield. So, Russia will continue its slow roll through eastern and southern Ukraine. From Simplicius at simplicius76.substack.com:
Following weeks of stop-and-go attempts to make any kind of headway with Ukrainian ‘negotiations’ both Trump and Secretary of State Rubio have now signaled terminal exasperation.
In a new statement, Rubio remarked that he and Trump are close to giving up on Ukrainian peace attempts:
[See linked article for Rubio video]
“We’re trying to figure out very soon—and I’m talking about a matter of days…if this war can even be ended. If not, then the president is going to say ‘We’re done’.”
Trump punctuated this with his own follow-up by grousing: “If for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we’re just going to say you’re fools and horrible people, and we’re going to take a pass.”
[See linked article for Trump video]
At the same time, rumors continue to abound that Trump is now targeting a ceasefire for the first 100 days of his administration by the end of April. I suppose the trick is to just keep adding zeroes to the end of each promise—first a ceasefire on day one of office, now day 100, maybe soon 1,000. Is that how it works?
