The United States will no longer mediate peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia after Vladimir Putin refused to sign up to a ceasefire.
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Good. Quit uselessly trying to negotiate peace when neither side wants it.
And for the Love of God..... Quit the brain damaged plan of Arms for Minerals.
Hardball negotiations.
Still, not a good sign for us. The Ukraine is running out of people to use those weapons against the Russians. And too many arms intended for Ukraine have already shown up in Mexico.
We had best be very careful about what we send and exactly where it goes.
“Know when to walk away from the table.” The Art of the Deal
It's as much a waste of money as any pork barrel project.
This is my first disappointment with Trump. I feel he was not truthful.
I am no longer going to look the other way when he does this.
He could have ended this and all he cared about was some goofy minerals deal. I guess those lives he talked about saving weren’t so much after all.
Doesn’t mean I don’t like other things he is doing, but this was important.
Yay, back to the Biden strategy. Worked so well before. Harris would be doing this had she won, it's like you get the same crap regardless.
No. Stop giving them money or weapons...
At least we got something out of the mess. Now BOTH sides can continue to kill each other till Kingdom come, for all I care.
Russia and Ukraine don’t really want to negotiate.
Let them kill each other if that’s what they want.
There’s no reason to spend time trying to broker peace or a ceasefire when both sides refuse.
PRAVDA:
‼️The enemy is attacking Crimea: the bridge is blocked, explosions near Kerch.
▪️There is a missile threat in Crimea and Sevastopol.
▪️Traffic on the Crimean Bridge is temporarily blocked.
▪️Explosions are thundering in the area of Kerch, the Russian army is destroying enemy targets.
▪️Earlier it was reported that the enemy has accumulated unmanned boats and, together with a drone raid and missile launch, is planning a combined attack from the sea and air.
Does this sound like either side wants to negotiate?
I think Putin will regret doing the bidding of China and thwarting any peace deal. The weird thing will be watching the democrats start rooting for Russia.
Both sides see advantage in continued fighting. Both sides wear big boy pants. Up to them.
Agreements are for tired armies only.
This war is over for USA.
Yay!
No more $ please.
That might be a false headline. I heard Zelensky say a few days ago that the Ukraine was ready for its next purchase of Patriot missiles, which are used to shoot down missiles coming from Russia. I would like to see what it being sent and who is paying/shipping it.
Also, the article stresses that 'Putin refused the treaty' but doesn't emphasize, 'Because Zelensky refused to agree to international declaration that territory that Russia occupies, including Crimea and Oblasts which were independent and under attack by Western Ukraine, becomes part of Russia.'
It takes two to tango; I think Putin Knows Zelensky/NATO would return to fighting for occupied territory and Putin wants the fighting to stop.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-war-not-end-time-150807014.html
"The Kremlin has expressed a willingness for talks with Kyiv, but this week rejected a US peace proposal because it did not grant international recognition of the territory its forces seized in Ukraine."
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Why not put Z and P in a steel cage at the UFC, after making sure they have no weapons, and have them duke it out. Z is relatively younger and can dance, which means he’s agile and would last long. P has martial arts training, but is an old fart. Have at.
Clearly Putin and Z are not interested in peace, nor in reducing the death toll.
The US can do one thing:
Drill baby drill.
Then Russia cannot sell to w Europe at high price and finance the war.
The world economy avoids inflation.
The work economy my booms. The US is the leader of the boom.