thanks, Ken Burns’ “Franklin” documentary begins tonight on PBS.
taping it
Zelensky Was Offered a Peace Deal to Prevent War, But Rejected It
This may end up being one of the most extraordinary revelations of this entire conflict so far.
One of the main grievances Russia had with Ukraine was the fact that it was being groomed for NATO membership – a national security risk which Moscow deemed as completely unacceptable.
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal revealed how German chancellor Olaf Scholz had offered Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky a peace deal only days before Russia launched its “Special Military Operations” in Ukraine on February 24th. But Zelensky turned down the deal – claiming that Putin couldn’t be trusted to keep his promises.