“ WE are the ones begging for a cease fire. That’s a weak position.”
Exactly.
The US has nothing to offer and as soon as the Ukes are rolled out of their dwindling foothold in Kursk there will be zero on the table for the US and their Eurovassals to offer. Plus, why would Russia deal with ANY American proposal when we’ve consistently broken every agreement and treaty in the past when we thought there would be an advantage? Russia has moved on from the US and the west. They know that a ceasefire and peace deal ONLY means breathing room to regroup and attack later. The CIA, State department and the MIC will never tolerate a peer anywhere in the world, hence the rabid hatred of Russia and China. The only options for a lasting peace are:
A) A brics monetary system outside the petrodollar hegemony
B) The exit of America from NATO
C) An invitation for Russia to join NATO
D) The annexation of most or all of Ukraine by Russia.
In the A,B,C options, the deep state has to lose and America has to accept other nations as equals, so I think option D is how things will finally play out.