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Callura Michael's avatar

Russia needs to FINISH THE SMO TAKING ALL OF ODESSA RIGHT UP TO THE BELARUS /POLISH BORDER , removing or eliminating all UKRAINIAN MILITARY OUT OF EASTERN UKRAINE .

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TomA's avatar

All true, but where is this headed? Putin will stay the course and Trump will take office and his team will meet with Russian officials to discuss the US proposals. The Russians will calmly explain their positions and emphasize that the Trump proposals are inadequate because they do not address the key needs of Russian sovereign security. And then things will get dicey. Trump's ego will take offense and he will threaten Putin with more arms transfers to Ukraine. Putin will ignore the threat and continue with the land battles that are slowly defeating the AFU. Trump will now face the same dilemma as Biden's handlers. Do you escalate or negotiate in good faith? Putin is playing grandmaster chess and has already anticipated this scenario. He has many options for confronting escalation. Ultimately Trump will back down because his hand is weak and time is on Russia's side. In the end, Russia's security needs are met and Trump gets a minor face-saving gesture to soften the blow of losing. Rinse and repeat in the Middle East.

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ROBERT Incognito's avatar

Doesn’t Trump have any advisors who can explain the real situation to him? Tulsi Gabbard should know what is going on and enlighten Trump; or is Trump really a controlled opposition candidate who will continue to feed the war machine until we’re all dead.

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Joe's avatar

So ..... one consideration

Lebanon ceasefire meant Israel and US freed up to attack Syria

Does anyone believe Russia will do a ceasefire in Ukraine

and let US and Isreal focus on Iran

Trump knows damn well he can't run Ukraine and the Gaza Genocide

attack Lebanon and Go after Iran and Syria

Trump has to dump Ukraine quick

Let EU take it over and if they fail fine

Isreal is 10 fold more important to Trump

where unfortunately they can slaughter Gaza Civilians at will

And I think everyone is starting to realize that is the End Goal now

Kill as many Gaza Civilians as possible

and while getting no where in Syria Lebanon or Iran

they can parade and rejoice and pound their chests on how they took Gaza

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Mark Wauck's avatar

Excellent point. We keep giving them reasons why we can't be trusted.

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ML's avatar

The fecklessness and stupidity is shocking - or maybe not! For one thing, the fact that Nato membership for Ukraine is “off the table” is a total In-and-Out Nothing Burger: as many have pointed out, the US has treated Nato as a “de facto” member of Nato for years, arming it (under Trump even, and with the plotting and conspiracies of such outstanding citizens such as HRC, Vindman clan and Chalupa and co.), training and installing CIA spooks and finally leading it to the slaughter against Russia! Plus ça change…and Putin is wise to this empty “concession.”

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Mark Wauck's avatar

Right. That NATO non-membership should be offered as some sort of concession to Russia is obviously an insult to Putin, but also to the Russian nation. What's really sick is that Anglo-Zionists don't get or, more likely, don't care how angry Putin and Russians are that they were forced into a war that butchered so many brother Slavs. But for Anglo-Zionists that was part of the attraction. Putin gets that.

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Joe's avatar

For the US and Israel Gaza is the main and primary goal

Genocide Ethnic Cleansing Colonialism

kill as many Gaza Civilians as possible via weapons

disease starvation lack of water

And take as much of Palestine as possible

and proclaim victory and great accomplishment

Iran Syria Lebanon are sideshows diversions

to be attacked to distract from the main goal of Gaza

they know they cannot win in Iran Lebanon and Syria now

but they can come back later after they settle for Gaza

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Ray-SoCa's avatar

With weapons will the West increase the supply to Ukraine?

The cupboard is bare.

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Piquet's avatar

There's still time to make a 75% return on an investment here. Go to Polymarket and look up "Trump ends Ukraine war by first 90 days?" Fifty seven cents for a No outcome with a payout of $1.00 seems to be pretty good odds. Make sure you read all the rules!

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ML's avatar

Ha!

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johnycomelately's avatar

All the while bases are being built at break neck speed in Scandinavia.

Seems like a peace plan for the public to accept Russian recalcitrance as the cause for WWIII.

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Richard C. Cook's avatar

Typical Trump bluster. When Putin rebuffs, Trump can then say it's his fault. Typical US BS tactic. Goes back to Indian days. We tried to make peace, but they didn't! Crocodile tears.

https://montanarcc.substack.com/p/message-to-our-readers

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jeff chalk's avatar

Trump is a bufffon

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malcolm parr's avatar

The credibility of your response would be enhanced if your ability to spell was not compromised by your naivete.

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Mike richards's avatar

And stupidete. Hoist!

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Robert Fausti's avatar

yep, A leader in Russian would have to be stupid, a coward or bought -off... to accept such terms. Why? Because all you are doing is giving your enemy time to rebuild. When they do, they will align with Nato and propbably attack you.

OR

Your enemy can just be a festering sore on your border just like South Korea or the Turks with the Kurds. And after all your pain and suffering, is that what you really want?

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Mark Hazard's avatar

Three plans that won't happen

happen. [X]

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malcolm parr's avatar

You may remember there was a decent peace plan on the table in 2022 that both sides had accepted in principle. Unfortunately Boris Johnston and others ( read the City ) decided that returns on investments were far more important than saving lives - regardless of political persuasion .

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ML's avatar

ROI or control of the Hinterland, per Mr McKinder, as Mark has discussed exhaustively. Heart of Darkness lives on…

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