Ben Morgan: Will the US snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?
Negotiations are starting, and the question in the next few weeks is: Will the Whitehouse let Russia win? Putin is not at the negotiating table because he is winning, he is there because he needs to stop the war. Russia’s military has been damaged, and can only make incremental progress by sacrificing its soldiers. The nation’s once feared army appears exhausted, the Black Sea Fleet in hiding, and its economy is collapsing.
Russia can carry on fighting, for a while, by burning through young Russian and North Korean soldiers but it will take the Russian military years to recover. Ukraine also appears exhausted, and ready to negotiate. President Trump is potentially at the point of a great victory, ending the war and defeating Russian aggression.
The US states an initial position
The drama started on 12 February when President Trump announced he had a phone call with Putin, describing the discussion as ‘productive. ’The same day a speech by Peter Hegseth, US Secretary of Defence’s to the European Union’s Ukraine Coordination Group, and statements by retired general Keith Kellog, US Special Envoy to Ukraine helped round out details of an initial proposal.
- A ceasefire is called, roughly based on the current frontline.
- Russia retains the areas it has taken since 2014.
- Ukraine cannot join NATO but there is some sort of security guarantee to protect Ukrainian sovereignty. This includes arming Ukraine and creating a demilitarised zone along the new border policed by a non-NATO peace-keeping force.
- Trump and Putin will meet face-to-face in Saudi Arabia to finalise the deal.
The plan created considerable anxiety in Europe, and criticism of Trump. Russia retaining captured territory, and Ukraine not being allowed to join NATO specifically criticised as steps to appease Putin. Further, Hegseth clearly stated that Europe needed to invest more in its own defence saying “We’re also here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States of America from being primarily focused on the security of Europe.” A statement widely reported as the US turning its back on Europe, and on Ukraine.
However, reading Hegseth’s statement showed that the US position is more nuanced, that the US has other competing priorities like its southern border, and that “The U.S. is prioritizing deterring war with China in the Pacific.” Regardless of the blunt approach there is a reasonableness in Hegseth’s admission that the US needs to focus on China, backed up by the fact that Europe’s combined military and economic power is sufficient to defeat Russia.
Nor did the speech indicate an immediate US withdrawal of US pressure on Russia, for instance the Defence Secretary noted “President Trump is unleashing American energy production and encouraging other nations to do the same. Lower energy prices coupled with more effective enforcement of energy sanctions will help bring Russia to the table.” A reminder that US sanctions on Russia are still in force. Likewise, the flow of arms from the US to Ukraine has not stopped, yet.
It is also noteworthy that Hegseth’s speech demands a greater European commitment includes statements like “Our transatlantic alliance has endured for decades. And we fully expect that it will be sustained for generations to come” and “The United States remains committed to the NATO alliance and to the defense partnership with Europe. Full stop” that indicate continuing commitment to NATO.
Finnish President, Alexander Stubb called the speech a “wake up call for Europe.” Others were not so sympathetic, German Defence Minster, Boris Pistorius observing that by conceding territory to Russia at this point, Trump is giving up leverage in later negotiations. During the week both Hegseth and Kellog, sought to soften the US position.
JD Vance speaks
On Friday, Vice-President Vance’s spoke to the Munich Security Conference and although his speech has been described as ‘shocking,’ ‘blistering’ and ‘stunning’ it added little to Russo-American discussions. Instead, it was a scathing criticism of European democracy and ‘wokeness’ that provided a useful insight into the administration, and its view of Europe. Regardless of whether you agree with Vance’s position, the Munich Security Conference is not the venue for a lecture about political ethics.
Europe reacts
European leaders reacted quickly, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stating on 15 February that “A dictated peace will therefore never find our [Europe’s] support,” and French President Macron organising a meeting in Paris last Monday to discuss the situation. Most European leaders attended and there was general agreement to increase defence spending. The key issue that European leaders did not agree about was the use of European soldiers to monitor the new border.
Also, behind the scenes, Reuters had reported on 11 February that the US wants European nations to buy American weapons. (See – US will push European allies to buy more arms for Ukraine, say sources). A situation that if true is a ‘potential double whammy’ of mercantile diplomacy, Europe paying more towards the war and being forced to buy American weapons instead of purchasing arms from their own defence industries. A position unlikely to ‘win friends and influence people’ in Europe.
Adding insult to injury, Kellogg said on Monday 17 February that Europe would not be represented at the talks in Saudi Arabia stating that “I don’t think it’s reasonable and feasible to have everybody sitting at the table. We know how that can turn out and that has been our point, is keeping it clean and fast as we can.” Kellog is briefing European officials but the exclusion of key European nations must damage US-European relationships.
Simmering tension between Trump and Zelenskyy explodes
Throughout the build-up to negotiations there has been tension between President’s Trump and Zelensky. Last week, that tension exploded. Zelenskyy criticising the process, specifically that Ukraine would not be involved in the initial negotiations with Russia.
Zelenskyy’s comments were met with a torrent of abusive Trumpian rhetoric, initially on social media but followed by public statements. Trump’s statements about Zelenskyy and Ukraine are factually incorrect, and in line with Russian propaganda. A situation that creates considerable instability because of concerns that Trump has been influenced by Moscow. Further, Trump made economic threats demanding Ukraine repay the $500 billion of aid, he believes, the US has provided for the country.
Even in the US, Trump’s statements have been widely condemned; Republican leaders like Mike Pence and Mitch McConnel criticising them. Even pro-Trump media commentators have publicly criticised the statements, and opinion polls show that Trump is ‘out of step’ with public opinion on this issue. Trump’s outbursts and use of incorrect information justify concerns about Putin’s influence over the president.
Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia…
Right now, in Saudi Arabia, US and Russian officials are starting the process of putting together a peace plan. However, it is noteworthy that for all the apparent bonhomie between Trump and Putin (at this point) several proposals that Russian opposes remain ‘on the table:’
- Arming Ukraine.
- The creation of a de-militarised zone.
- The possibility of Ukraine being ‘fast-tracked’ into NATO in the event of future Russian aggression.
My assessment is that Trump simply wants the war finished, and is willing to accept a quick settlement that ‘kicks the can’ down the road. Trump flattered Putin by calling him and with the face-to-face, a tactic to try and get him to settle a deal quickly. However, Trump’s advisors probably understand that this deal needs to work in the ‘real world,’ creating tension in the Whitehouse about reconciling these positions.
Further, Putin is a considerably tougher person and more experienced statesman. He is unlikely to be awed by Trump or cajoled into giving up anything he does not want (or have) to release. Further, regardless of the Trump Whitehouse’s vision of Europe any plan’s success requires European and Ukrainian support.
Peace deals are made in the real world
The reality is that Putin and Trump can agree anything they want too. However, the deal must consider the practical realities of the situation. The Ukrainians do not have to stop fighting. Nor do European countries have to stop supporting them, regardless of what Trump and Putin agree. The real test is on the front-line where both sides seem tired and exhausted. Ukraine unable to maintain its offensive in Kursk, and Russia’s operation in Pokrovsk grinding to a halt. The lack of activity at such a crucial point probably indicates that both sides are worn down.
Russia is hurting, and it does not have the lifeline that European support could provide Ukraine. The Russian economy is in trouble and last week commentator, Jack Broe pointed that neither India or China has placed oil orders with Russia beyond March, wary of potential US sanctions. Several news services are even reporting that Russia is using donkeys to carry supplies forwards, an indication that their frontline logistics system may be failing.
Historically, Vietnam and Afghanistan demonstrate that it does not take huge resources to maintain a costly defensive war. If Ukrainians decide to keep fighting the conflict could go on for a very long time. The Afghanistan War contributed to the downfall of the Soviet, history that Putin is probably considering as he enters the negation.
An additional factor to consider is nuclear proliferation. Ukraine gave up it nuclear weapons when it separated from the Soviet Union. However, it probably has the capacity to re-arm and may do so if it loses external support. It is certain that in conference rooms in Saudi Arabia diplomats, military leaders and politicians are considering this possibility.
Finally, Russia is a partner in the deal and wants to achieve things like retaining Crimea and the other the other territory it captured, or getting sanctions lifted, so the economy can be rebuilt. If Russia cannot achieve these goals, it is unlikely to stop fighting.
Some thoughts about how the situation will develop
‘Winning’ the negotiation, by establishing a framework for lasting peace is a difficult task. However, the US ‘holds all the cards,’ Trump can easily arm Ukraine to a war winning level of capability, or impose sanctions that will destroy Russia’s economy. This fact means that the negotiation is America’s to win, or lose.
The meeting in Saudi Arabia is of vital strategic importance to the US. If it fails to build a plan that is supported by Ukraine and Europe, it loses. Then the US position as leader of the democratic world, is compromised. A terrible scenario, even for the most isolationist US strategist because America’s economic power is directly related to its role as the cultural and economic hub of the democratic world. Giving up that position in the world would impact terribly on all Americans.
Additionally, Europe is mobilising and appears to be ready to continue supporting Ukraine. If America retreats into isolationism Europe become more significant and possibly evolve into a new economic, and cultural hub for democracies around the world. Countries like Japan, Korea, India and other large democracies turning their backs on an unreliable US. An especially dangerous situation if America is concerned about competition with China, a much larger potential conflict in which it would need Europe’s support.
The outcome is Trump’s because at the negotiations the US will either secure a significant victory, or suffer an embarrassing defeat leaving America weaker, and the world less stable.
Ben Morgan is a bored Gen Xer, a former Officer in NZDF and TDBs Military Blogger – his work is on substack
What victory? It’s Vietnam and Afghanistan all over again.
I don’t know where the “information” used in these articles comes from, but it doesn’t align with the majority of informed analysis coming from some of the most experienced, knowledgeable, and connected miltary and political analysts around at this juncture..
The obvious “western/US/British” propaganda is just that…. propaganda, and it bears no relationship to the reakuties on the ground in Ukraine..
This is both irritating, and disappointing…
Seconded. No one is saying this. Except possibly the US Institute of War, which I mean.. its in the name.
I’m really enjoying western media at the moment The level of cope with regard to Ukraine has reached epic proportions. Listening to Radio New Zealand is my primary source of amusement – pack of propagandised and propagandising fools.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018976060/dr-jack-watling-us-switches-stance-on-ukraine-war
My prediction that NATO would split was only wrong in the participants. The appeasers to me appeared to have been led by Germany, France, Benelux. Little foresight on my part that Trump would be the appeaser and taking the USA down a very narrow and isolationist path, resulting in France in particular doing a 180 in regards Ukraine.
Already we have seen France and Germany alter their stance towards a NATO without the USA. Canada is mighty unimpressed with Trump and imposing their own, no buy USA products or service (and may actually make Trudeau electable again). Europe is going to be buying Canadian gas instead of USA. Plus the pipeline from Alaska to USA crossed Canadian territory and could be liable for sanctions or huge price hikes. Not to mention Canadian natural gas supplies could well be curtailed to the USA (plenty of willing buyers elsewhere).
Trump insisting that Ukraine pay for the aid it has received (50% of GDP) to the tune of $500B is not going to fly. I think Trump has massively underestimated the European market and countries plus the Ukrainian resolve.. He sounds more pro Russian then pro NATO. France and Britain have the nuclear capacity to match Russia in a first strike (the one that counts) scenario.
Another interesting development that has slipped under the radar is the strengthening of the Nordic Baltic Coalition (NB8) with the potential for Poland to join. USA has shit on this organisation big time. They control the Baltic Sea and access to the North Sea and Atlantic for all Russian shipping.
Worth a read; https://ecfr.eu/publication/northern-lights-how-a-nordic-baltic-coalition-of-the-willing-can-do-even-more-for-ukraine/
“Public backing in the NB8 for Ukraine remains sky-high, with surveys showing strong support for military aid while pro-Russian parties remain on the sidelines.” + “A shared history of Russian conflict reinforces these countries’ stance against aggression, aligning their interests closely with Ukraine’s.”
To my mind the biggest worry for Putin remains Belarus. He needs the “buffer” that he wants Ukraine to be. He needs to take Belarus into the Russian federation but the Belarusian people may well think differently.
Worth a read; https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/2025-presidential-elections-belarus-just-one-many-problems-country
“Thus, Lukashenko has put himself in a situation where any scenario that may arise risks opening Pandora’s box regarding the fate of both his regime and Belarus itself. Ukraine and Western states must prepare for the possible sudden emergence of a power vacuum in Belarus and additional Russian efforts to control Minsk and ultimately dissolve Belarus’ sovereignty.”
Does Russia have the where for all to maintain imperialistic jack boots on the ground in the Caucasus, Belarus and the southern border Stan countries?
Nice links Gerrit, now overlay this information about US capabilities.
https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2025/02/americas-national-security-wonderland/
Totally see that the USA militarily is highly inefficient and based on internal empire building cliques. Not to mention the vagaries of their political masters (A10 replacement as a perfect example – troops on the ground want and need them, brass and politicians say nah, use the too fast F35 as ground support).
Parallels in the Russian armed forces. Submarines were the ego trip during the soviet era, now they can only operate from and rust away, in Vladivostok.
My relations in Europe now realise that the USA is a toothless tiger, fair weather friend and a bully. NATO will split and leave the USA behind. EU has lagged in GDP growth but has the population (700m v 400M) and capacity to grow bigger than the USA. China sees the opportunity and is more than willing to help.
One could almost see Trump’s need to be Russia’s friend to keep the EU from becoming larger economically. Yes the EU has relied on the USA these past 80 years but the writing is on the wall. They will go their own way. Trumps desire to increase EU military spending is seen as a means to maintain the USA arms industry. That will backfire massively. For with USA arms come conditions for use plus down graded equipment (F16’s with vital components missing and Abraham tanks witouth the best available armour fitted.
‘Trump Recruited as Moscow Asset,’ Says Ex-KGB Spy Chief
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/47630
If true, Trump is doing Putin’s bidding and his zigzagging is just a deception. I think the PRC might join these two and maintain their peaceful facade, while the US lead system starts collapsing
Look at your source when asking if this is true. As Sir Humphrey said. “They would say that wouldn’t they”.
Ukraine lost the war, a generation of men and possibly their resources, but probably the biggest losers were pundits broadcasting from their bunkers day after day after day, that Russia’s defeat was imminent and the great proud warrior for the west would rise victorious. Nope.
So far from reality, it’s like the twilight zone. If that’s the quality of the NZDF then lets just surrender to China now.
A lot of wishful thinking being expressed here, and rather wan spin
Russia’s army weaker ?
Not so says a US airforce general
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-air-force-general-russia-military-larger-better-than-before-ukraine-invasion/7788601.html
Russia is not the one who has called for talks, it has been Trump who sees the writing on the wall “a war that Ukraine can’t win”
Russia is now spending more on its defence than all of Europe, and its economy , despite all the sanctions thrown at it is outstripping Europe in terms of growth according to the IMF
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20250212-study-finds-russian-defence-spending-exceeds-all-of-europe-combined
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68823399
Russia’s military is still based on volunteers, and doesn’t look like its running short, whereas Ukraine’s several mobilisations and lowering of eligible age has resulted in mass resistance, flight of young men out of Ukraine, and attacks on recruitment offices .Morale is not looking good, and desertions are a common problem.
And lastly …Russia hurting and needing to make a deal?
Think again
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russia-appears-to-have-time-on-its-side-nearly-3-years-after-it-invaded-ukraine
Many of the volunteers are those who had a choice of prison or the army and were sent to the front with only basic training.
Ukraine may not be winning but Russia does not seem to be doing well and their economy is being stretched by the demands of the war.
It is really clear to see what is at stake here .The USA wants Russian oil and all of the minerals in Ukraine .The USA does not want peace for the good of Russia or Ukraine it merely wants what those two countries have that it does not have .
Just rinse and repeat from them .
The Russian economy is doing so badly that they have 4% growth, inflation caused by wage growth and labour shortages. All whilst under sanctions and with the cost of war. Sounds terrible Trev. Wish we were doing that.
The Russian economy is doing so badly that they have 4% growth, inflation caused by wage growth and labour shortages. All whilst under sanctions and with the cost of war. Sounds terrible Trev. Wish we were doing that.
A settlement broadly along these lines has been predictable for a couple of years.
Starting with a ceasefire.
Ukraine won’t agree to being disarmed, no after all that has happened in the last 3 years. Much more likely to boost their military.
Why would a ceasefire hold?
Because it is the interests of both nations (Russia and Ukraine). Russia gets back into the international system and inwards capital. Ukraine gets into the EU.
Both countries get the end of actual combat with all the death, injury and destruction.
The US gets its minerals deals both in Ukraine and Russia.
So Russia puts up with an armed Ukraine. If they don’t attack Ukraine, then Ukraine doesn’t attack Russia. The definition of a ceasefire.
Will there be a DMZ?
Quite likely. Not with peacekeeping troops as such, more like truce monitors. They would have no ability to stop either side, but they would be able to report and record. That in itself helps keep the ceasefire.
Ukraine with the backing of the U.S. might have been able to get a deal like that, though I personally would say that it would have been highly unlikely, but with Trump washing his hands of Ukraine, the final outcome is going to be much less favorable for Ukraine.
I think you are living in the past Wayne. The time for Ukraine to have any say is long gone, as is the time for Europe and the US. It is up to Russia to decide terms and I doubt they will accept a ceasefire or non long term arrangement.
Out of this mess it is possible that NATO and the EU will lose all legitimacy. It’s a high price that the vassals of US empire pay.
“I think you are living in the past Wayne.”
A succinct observation, applicable to not a few, but fortunately it doesn’t matter.
I should make it clear that it would be a ceasefire on the current frontline. Russia keeps what it has got. Along with Crimea, that is about 25% of the Ukraine prior to 2014.
Russia will paint that as a win, but is it?
Sweden and Finland in NATO and Ukraine (the 75% that remains) is irrevocably lost to the West.
In the same way that Austria, which is nominally neutral as a result of the Treaty between all the 1945 allies, is nevertheless part of the EU and therefore is of the West.
I don’t think Russia is in any hurry to accept ceasefires
And where is a deindustrialised Europe going to source its materials and cheap energy to build its defence capabilities to the level needed to take on Russia?
Austria is no problem to Russia, I don’t think Russia cares about who belongs to the EU
Ukraine is going to be the west’s problem child for years to come .
Even a partisan flagship like the Guardian is recognising some hard truths
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/25/kremlin-disputes-trump-claim-russia-would-accept-peacekeeping-troops-in-ukraine
The gain for Russia in an early ceasefire is a restoration of normal economic arrangements, end of sanctions and end of actual war. These will all really matter to Russia.
Among other sources, I follow the various websites on the drawdown of Russian armour from their various stockpiles. Virtually the vehicles in the stockpiles are all from pre 1990. There were originally well over 10,000 vehicles. Basically two thirds have now been drawn down, those still in the stockpiles are mostly pre 1960 vehicles. Russia can build a couple of hundred modern armoured vehicles per year, maybe a bit more, plus refurbish a few hundred per year. Russia now faces a continued reduction of armoured vehicles in their active fleet. Russia has lost several thousand armoured vehicles over the last three years. They lose far more per year than they can replace, especially with the massive reduction in their stockpiles.
It is the same story with aircraft and especially helicopters. The attrition rate is well beyond the capacity to replace.
Russia therefore has enormous incentive to settle now. They keep what they have got. Which is fair chunk of Ukraine, essentially 25% of the pre 2014 Borders. Future territorial gains, based on the last year of combat, will be relatively minor but those gains will came at huge cost.
In short Russia has every incentive to settle.
Maybe they know something you dont.
Because they havrn’t modified the conditions necessary for a settlement
Russia can build its military vehicles and artillery faster than Europe.
“The Russian presence in Ukraine at the end of 2024 stood at roughly 700,000 troops, far more than the 2022 invasion force. Russian defence production has been rapidly ramped up (Wolff et al, 2024). In 2024 alone, Russia produced and refurbished an estimated 1,550 tanks, 5,700 armoured vehicles and 450 artillery pieces of all types. It also deployed 1,800 long-range Lancet loitering munitions 3 . Compared to 2022, this represents a 220 percent increase in tank production, 150 percent in armoured vehicles and artillery, and 435 percent in long-range loitering munitions”
https://www.bruegel.org/analysis/defending-europe-without-us-first-estimates-what-needed.
Trump,,,, same dog different leg.
“The Americans, on the other hand, are stuck in the supremacist mythology that they inherited from the British, They want the world divided into “spheres of influence”
– American, Russian and Chinese– but Amerika uber alles. Size matters, Power matters.”
The Russiagate hoax forced Trump ‘to prove himself’,,,, pointlessly, as that zombie hoax has been resurrected despite his past actions as President…. With him following the path and preparing the
ground for the coming (proxy) War–ie “After all, it was Trump who set up Western Ukraine for war making sure that the Ukrainians got the weaponry and training they needed despite the Minsk Agreements, and imposing all sorts of sanctions on Russian aimed at regime change until he lost office in 2020.”
Trump has had a lot of ‘problems’ both during and after his first time round as President… it’s been far more than just the results of his own incompetence and dishonesty that he’s had to battle…..
…The Maga Don Donald would be insulted and displeased to be called ‘Putins Puppet ,,, but the Orange Don, or ‘King Don ( to give him that New York skyline roots), is undoubtedly mightily pissed at
how Others have been Making him dance both during and after his
first time in office ,,, —-
…. “The US Chaos Industry might have remained as it was had it not targeted Trump in 2016. .
That was a mistake. Trump is not a thinker or planner – he’s a reactionary – in the classic sense of someone who just “reacts”, without considering the why and wherefore or what or how ; facts, reality and the like, irrelevant. He is emotional rather than rational— a hormonal 12 year old going on hormoneless 78—injecting chaos into the American political and judicial system.”
“The bureaucracy of state, including USAID and NED, DoJ, FBI, CIA and others made the mistake of playing their trade too obviously against a sitting President—not imaging that the Biden and his handlers would
sink the Democratic party. Those agencies will die —trumped —to be reborn within a Donaldian Deep State.”
They impeached Trump over Ukraine ,,, and the Ukrainians were all in on that attempted political knifing of him ,,
the orange Don would describe this in ‘Trump speak’ as , “very bad people did terrible terrible things to me”.
Weaponizing the Justice system against trump broke the Usa etiquette of never prosecuting Presidents, no matter how big or what types of criminals they were in office ,,
the breaking of this unspoken rule may now be a lethal boomerang as Trump grew into ‘the man they could not kill’…..
Trump using the new rules of breaking the old ones ( he never prosecuted Killary Clinton) could return the political lawfare by formally exposing and prosecuting the corruption between Usa politicians and NGO’s with
their Ukraine project,,, as well as revealing the rampant theft and corruption within Ukraine that the Usa has been funneling hundreds of billions into ( $100 million and climbing from us here in NZ as well 🙁 ,,,,.
Trump could use this ammo to wash his hands of what is in Trump speak, “a Stinking and rotten deal” ,,, blaming it all on “very very bad people”, aka the Dems and Zelensky.
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“Zelensky sold one of the biggest election lies by claiming to be the “peace president” ,and that he’d stop the war/fighting that the 2014 western backed coup kicked off,,, although he does have some personal excuses for not following through,,,ie
…”one powerful leader threatened to kill him and he said that zelensky would hang from a tree if he made peace with Russia and implemented the Minsk peace accords” (from memory that “powerful leader” represented “right sektor”,, a facist nationalist movement that according to western propaganda has little political power in Ukraine) https://youtu.be/MFvsz6hHiyE?t=1884
“For the record, the Russians followed international law very carefully to prevent the NeoNazis from cleansing Russian Ukraine ethnically and denying the rights of people in Donbas and Lugansk to self determination. Donbas and Lugansk had declared themselves independent republics—democratically as was their right. The Russians id not “invade” their territory, since they were invited. All they did was act to help end an illegal occupation and prevent a form of genocide ……….
……… And they provided a minimal force assisting the local militias who did most of the hard work.”
So, no Russian invasion ever occurred. But there had been a NeoNazi invasion back in 2014, and there was about to be another, bigger one ( see graph at 33.00 mins in above video link )
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I’ll finish by quoting Caitlan Johnston who has a way of summing things up…
” Obviously the war in Ukraine needs to end. Polls say Ukrainians themselves want the war to end. If you want Ukrainians to keep dying in this war against the will of the Ukrainians themselves while you sit
safe at home eating snacks and posting on the internet, you’re a monster.
But saying this really doesn’t go far enough. We should all be raging at everyone who pushed things to this point, especially at the leaders of the western empire we live under. These psychopaths knowingly
provoked an unwinnable war of unfathomable horror by first backing a regime change operation in 2014 and then amassing a proxy military threat on Russia’s border in ways the US would never permit on its
own border, then refusing off-ramp after off-ramp both before and after Russia invaded. Everyone who paved the way to this nightmare belongs in a cage
And that includes Trump. The sitting president is on social media right now trying to pin this whole thing on Zelensky, when Trump himself helped pave the way to this horror by becoming the first president
to start openly pouring weapons into Ukraine while ramping up cold war tensions and shredding treaties with Russia. Trump, Obama, Biden, Boris Johnson, and all of NATO helped throw Ukraine into the meat grinder while countless western experts and analysts warned urgently that their actions would result in Ukraine’s destruction. They should all suffer immense consequences.”
We here in AoNZ have spent over $100 million,,, to kill these people or destroy this enemy https://www.bitchute.com/video/pBirmHxcqUOi
Slava what again?,, Volhynia» Wolyn aka Hatred (2016) — A short segment of the movie
https://www.bitchute.com/video/3K8zHjTXXmeG
What a disgrace.
https://julianmacfarlane.substack.com/p/chaos-and-the-american-caesar
https://julianmacfarlane.substack.com/p/lies-damn-lies-and-the-media
Compulsory Unionism. Profit, who you, clown. Or your fear, who the fuck, this care. Don!t like talking ghost basic brain fucked children, about, Engel.
How yer pals,working, is not capitalism, the monster against , oops, thought, what thought.
Jeffrey Sachs said recently – might be worthwhile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLVn6kzXkoA
‘WARNING to EUROPE’ Jeffery Sachs Delivers SHOCKING News to EU about
US Foreign Policy 16.20m
One of the sanest and most informed voices
War is just a bankers game.Look at the Vietnam (American War)..we have to stop the commies otherwise they will takeover NZ and Australia….omg…the Viets won the war..what happened…Germany and Japan lost WW2 ..what language are they speaking these days!
Hmmm
Russia’s economy is on the ropes …so much they’re offering debt relief to African countrhttps://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO2503/S00015/naci-appreciates-russias-debt-cancellation-for-africa.htm