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Snakes: Why Ukraine and the EU Don't Want Peace, and Why America Should Just Walk Away
The Ramparts ^ | 25 Aug 25 | The Ramparts

Posted on 08/25/2025 9:55:50 AM PDT by delta7

Donald Trump has staked much of his political brand on being the consummate dealmaker. He is not a theorist, nor a philosopher-king, nor a bureaucrat buried in details. His appeal rests in his posture as the man who cuts through nonsense, breaks impasses, and brings adversaries to the table. In the past, Trump’s instincts on foreign affairs have proven unconventional but effective: cooling tensions with North Korea, brokering normalization between Israel and Arab states, restraining NATO adventurism, and articulating—against Washington orthodoxy—that endless wars in the Middle East were bleeding America dry. He relishes the image of the peacemaker, a strongman who negotiates with other strongmen, and he has claimed to have “solved” or de-escalated multiple wars.

But the ongoing war in Ukraine is not a normal conflict. It is not Iraq or Afghanistan, where American forces could draw down once political costs outweighed gains. It is not Israel and the Arab states, where transactional deals could bring stability because the combatants wanted respite. It is not North Korea, where containment and face-saving gestures sufficed to stall the nuclear question. Ukraine is something different: it is a grinding, existential war that the key players—the Ukrainian government under Volodymyr Zelensky, and the European Union as Ukraine’s political sponsor—have no intention of ending. Their political survival depends on perpetual war. Trump’s latest peace crusade for Ukraine is therefore doomed to fail. Worse than that, it risks being weaponized against him, allowing the EU and Ukraine to present him as naïve or compromised.

The reality, however uncomfortable, is that Ukraine and the EU do not want peace, cannot accept peace, and would see any genuine peace deal as a betrayal of their own narratives. Zelensky is a war-time president, increasingly ruling as a dictator. The EU has staked its legitimacy on the idea that Russia represents an existential external threat. Peace would shatter both Zelensky’s grip on power and the EU’s carefully crafted illusion. Meanwhile, Russia is winning—not necessarily in terms of flashy territorial gains, but in the slow, deliberate destruction of Ukraine’s military capacity. Under such conditions, Russia has no incentive to compromise.

Trump is right to want peace. He is right to want to extract the United States from Europe’s war. He is right to want to pivot toward cooperation with Russia in countering China. But he is wrong to believe that Ukraine or the EU are sincere partners in any peace process. His best course is not to shuttle between Kyiv, Brussels, and Moscow seeking a deal that cannot exist, but to expose the bad faith of the other parties. He must demonstrate that Ukraine and the EU are prolonging the conflict for their own cynical purposes—and then withdraw American support altogether.

Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidency has been recast by the war. Once a comedian promising reform, he has become the indispensable “Churchill of Kyiv,” elevated in Western imagination to mythic status. But this transformation has come at the cost of democracy in Ukraine. Elections have been suspended indefinitely. Opposition parties have been banned. Media outlets have been consolidated under state control. Zelensky’s government rules under martial law, and his legitimacy is inseparable from the ongoing war effort.

For Zelensky, peace is not simply a policy choice. It is political suicide. The Ukrainian nationalist right—particularly the far-right paramilitary and neo-Nazi factions integrated into Ukraine’s security apparatus—view any compromise with Russia as treason. These groups were powerful enough to play a decisive role in the 2014 Maidan upheaval, and they have not disappeared. Zelensky knows that signing a genuine peace with Russia would risk his position, perhaps even his life. His alliance with these forces is not optional. It is existential.

The Western press prefers to dismiss or minimize the influence of Ukraine’s far-right, but their presence is undeniable. Units like the Azov Battalion have been not only tolerated but celebrated, despite their open embrace of neo-Nazi symbology. Their integration into the Ukrainian armed forces was not a marginal event; it was a central feature of Ukraine’s military mobilization. These groups act as enforcers of political orthodoxy in wartime Ukraine. Zelensky cannot cross them. And they will not accept peace.

Thus, when Trump imagines Zelensky negotiating in good faith for an end to the war, he is imagining a different Ukraine, one that does not exist. The Ukraine that exists today is a state locked into war not only by geopolitical realities, but by its own internal political architecture. The guns cannot fall silent, because silence would mean reckoning—with corruption, with authoritarianism, with neo-Nazi allies, with broken promises—that Zelensky’s government cannot survive.

If Zelensky’s survival depends on war, so too does the EU’s fragile legitimacy. From the start, Europe’s leaders have pitched the war in Ukraine not as a local conflict, but as an existential struggle for the continent. The slogan has been consistent: “If we do not stop Russia in Ukraine, they will march on Warsaw, Berlin, Paris, even London.” The Russian army, we are told, seeks the conquest of all Europe.

This narrative is absurd. Russia has shown neither the logistical capacity nor the political intent to launch a march on the British Channel. Its military strategy has been narrowly focused on Ukraine, a country it views—rightly or wrongly—as a historic and strategic buffer. The Kremlin has not prepared the economic, military, or political apparatus for continent-wide conquest. Yet for the EU, this exaggerated fear of Russian expansionism serves a purpose: it justifies the immense costs of war.

Europe is in crisis. The migrant influx has strained public services and provoked populist backlash. Energy prices have soared. Fertility rates continue to collapse. Trust in EU institutions is waning. Populist movements are gaining momentum across the continent. Against this backdrop, the Ukraine war provides the EU with a unifying narrative, an external enemy against whom internal divisions can be suppressed. So long as the Russian threat is inflated, Brussels can postpone its confrontation with populism and domestic dysfunction.

Peace would break this illusion. Peace would force Europe to confront its own failures, its own crises, its own citizens demanding accountability. That is why EU elites are not interested in peace. They need the war. It is their political lifeline.….more….


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The EU Ukraine alliance is pure evil…..war they want…more war they will get….their evil alliance will not end well for them
1 posted on 08/25/2025 9:55:50 AM PDT by delta7
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To: delta7

IBTS


2 posted on 08/25/2025 10:01:32 AM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: delta7
Walk away. The best advice ever.

3 posted on 08/25/2025 10:02:02 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: delta7

Europe is a wreck they rage against Russia and increasingly rage against Israel and have no military power to back it up.

On the surface it looks bad for Europe events will tell the final story.


4 posted on 08/25/2025 10:04:09 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER REV; NIEMOLLER)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Talk is Cheap, defending either corrupt pos and their dictatorships is extremely Expensive!


5 posted on 08/25/2025 10:05:12 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US;-))
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To: delta7

Core drivers of Putin’s war mentality

Hostile perception of the West: Putin has long viewed Western-style democracy and NATO expansion as an existential threat to Russia. This has evolved into a belief that Russia is in a civilizational conflict with a deeply adversarial Western coalition. Kremlin-aligned figures, such as Dmitry Medvedev, amplify this narrative for both domestic and international audiences.

Expansionist nationalism and historical grievances: Putin’s mentality is rooted in a belief that modern Ukraine was illegitimately created by Russia and that taking it back is restoring the “motherland”. He consistently denies Ukraine’s tradition of statehood and uses revisionist history to justify Russia’s actions.

Victimhood and humiliation complex: Influenced by the rapid collapse of East Germany during his KGB tenure, Putin reportedly developed a “siege mentality” and a “fixation on apparent humiliations and insults directed against Russia”. He interprets Western actions, including NATO expansion, as attempts to “contain and dismember” Russia.

High dominance and calculated risk-taking: Psychological profiles describe Putin as a “deliberative high-dominance introvert” who is intransigent and lacks empathy. These traits, combined with a willingness to take calculated risks and resistance to deterrence, contribute to his expansionist foreign policy.

https://www.google.com/search?q=putin+war+mentality&oq=putin+war+mentality


6 posted on 08/25/2025 10:05:46 AM PDT by TexasGator (750 hp Florida Gnat)
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“The reality, however uncomfortable, is that Ukraine and the EU do not want peace, cannot accept peace, and would see any genuine peace deal as a betrayal of their own narratives. “

The reality is that Putin has stated that Ukraine is just the first stepping stone for reestablishing the Soviet Empire.


7 posted on 08/25/2025 10:09:12 AM PDT by TexasGator (750 hp Florida Gnat)
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To: delta7

When both sides want to keep fighting...they will.

No one can stop them, just have to wait them out.


8 posted on 08/25/2025 10:10:35 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....TRUMP IS RIGHT AGAIN.)
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To: delta7

While I live in fear of WWIII, the thought of a never ending continuous war in Europe and the Middle East is also scary. “War is Peace” (1984)


9 posted on 08/25/2025 10:11:36 AM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: delta7
The reality, however uncomfortable, is that Ukraine and the EU do not want peace, cannot accept peace,

Is this written by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov?

Not ONE mention of Putin making maximum surrender demands of Ukraine and unwilling to meet Z for talks, but its all the fault of Ukraine and the EU. Okay

10 posted on 08/25/2025 10:11:49 AM PDT by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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To: delta7

Excellent article. Thx for posting.


11 posted on 08/25/2025 10:16:44 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: delta7

The Ramparts is 100% correct! The pervert Z fears peace because all of the corruption with the Biden family, and others, might come to light and his own people might lynch him. Where did all that money go?


12 posted on 08/25/2025 10:18:20 AM PDT by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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Core drivers of Gay Dancer Little z’s war mentality:

Psychosis evident years ago, apparently from a Napoleon complex. It manifested itself in piano playing with his erect p - - - - on public television. It was also shown he greatly enjoys expressing himself as the gay dancer he is, again very publicly.

He is unable to understand even the simplest dress expectations of his sex assigned at birth.

He is known for his kleptomania, stealing funds from other countries and using them for a myriad of purchases.

He is unable to negotiate in good faith and has a temper in social settings while on broadcast television.

In sum, Gay Dancer Little z would qualify for institutionalization in other countries, but he is lauded by Ukrainians, whom they see their hoped for selves, within.

CM AI.

13 posted on 08/25/2025 10:19:49 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: delta7

One of the best strategies for countries to survive is to defend your own borders. One of the worst is to plan and execute an invasion of Russia. NATO could try defending its borders against the invading hordes, for a change.


14 posted on 08/25/2025 10:20:51 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: TexasGator

That is EU globalist BS.


15 posted on 08/25/2025 10:21:02 AM PDT by dforest
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To: delta7

Some deals, even the best deal-maker-ever just cannot make. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


16 posted on 08/25/2025 10:22:20 AM PDT by Teacher317
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Little z’s war mentality:...Psychosis evident years ago, apparently from a Napoleon complex

Z didn't invade anyone, little Putin invaded Ukraine.

17 posted on 08/25/2025 10:22:37 AM PDT by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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To: delta7

Most of Europe would be better off under Moscow’s rule anyway.

They have no sympathy from me. Nor does Ukraine.

Walk away.


18 posted on 08/25/2025 10:23:19 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: ConservativeMind

So viagra is a solution to performance anxiety.


19 posted on 08/25/2025 10:23:22 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: delta7

“Ukraine” as an identity (much less a nation) didn’t exist until WWI. Lenin gerrymandered the area to mix Russian and ethnic Ukrainians from Hungry/Poland into the Soviet Union.

As far as the present war is concerned, its a retread of British (now Brussels too) policy of the last 300 years - Ally and plot against whoever is the strongest centralized power in Europe - France, Germany, Russia - rinse, wash, repeat.

The trick for the weak, socialist-woke UK now is to use the many multilateral and globalist institutions, media, and the strong US Atlanticist deep state - to tie the stupid Americans into British schemes on the European continent.

It was working splendidly too.....until Donald Trump came along.

Since then, the rump British-empire and its US Deep State allies have been working all angles to remove Trump.


20 posted on 08/25/2025 10:24:27 AM PDT by PGR88
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