Loading ...SIMPICIUS ON US UKRAINE / US RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS
The next go-around of negotiations has concluded today between the Ukrainian and American sides in Riyadh. It’ll be the Russians’ turn with the Americans in the same place tomorrow, where Ukraine’s positions from today’s meeting will be conveyed.
The most fascinating part of these developments is that on their eve, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff made a number of compelling statements on his media circuit. It provided some of the first glimpses of a real possibility of the US reconciling with Russia’s operative framework of the war. Most significantly, he implied that the US is on board with Russia taking not just Crimea, but all the newly annexed regions:
In fact, Witkoff demonstrated such an emotional intelligence and sensitivity to the Russian cause, that some commentators have even gone as far as noting ‘this is the first time a US administration has viewed Russians as truly human.’ Maybe Witkoff has an affinity for his ancestral homeland—both of his grandparents were born in Russia.
Witkoff demonstrated this in his talk with Tucker Carlson, wherein he called for Russia and the US to work together—a proposal that strikes so discordantly against previous US approaches that it’s nearly surreal to hear:
But the moment that stole the show and aroused eye-watering resentment from the war-hawk faction was the following, wherein Witkoff relayed an unexpected level of commiseration between Putin and Trump, stating that Putin prayed for Trump after the shooting, and commissioned a portrait for him as a gift:
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Most western commentary is almost as dull as the western leaders they are commenting on. It’s been a few years now since Russia held affirming referenda in those five oblasts as to their desire to be Russian states. These referenda were found to be legitimate by dozens of international inspecting agencies. Indeed, they passed overwhelmingly in each oblast. There have been no protests as to the legitimate re-introduction of the areas as Russian lands. Yet, it is somehow believed to be an American concession to accede to this reality. These are factual realities before negotiations take place. These cards have already been dealt, and can’t be used as bargaining chips by the rejected side. Whether or not there is acknowledgement by butt hurt neocons is irrelevant.