Putin will never cede territory he gained after sacrificing so much. And Putin is thinking of having a buffer zone set up inside Ukraine that is basically 'no man's land'. Zelenskyy on the other hand is demanding that Russia has to give up all territories, including Crimea. Now that is impossible, even in my simple thinking.
Then there are the Europeans adding fuel to the fire, talking about giving further aid to Zelenskyy and probably trying to sabotage any deal that they deemed not to their liking, just like Boris Johnson did earlier. Now, in the face of all these, what kind of a deal can Trump come up with?
The USA and the Europeans are just playing a game of 'Taichi' with the Europeans pushing and Trump pulling, pretending to give up messing in Ukraine. It is all a show, just a matter of delegating the continuation of the war from the USA to the Europeans to take care of, while Trump concentrates on the Middle East and China and taking credit where credit is not due like the war between India and Pakistan. Any other undue failure will be blamed on Joe Biden, who is probably wondering what Trump is blaming him for.
Let us just enjoy the clown show put up by the 'Circus Big Top'.
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I see another chickening out by Trump going into Alaska. Now the mantra trotted out by Trump is not about ending the conflict, which is clearly impossible, but having a 'constructive' meeting with Putin. This is TACO in all his glory. What constructive meeting is he talking about without trying to end the war? This is sales talk to fool the unwary. I knew this is what was going to happen, a diversion tactic that he is using in all his negotiation. But Trump will come away with another 'big, beautiful and constructive' meeting with Putin, which he will gloat in front of everyone.
Now, why would Putin want a 'constructive' talk with Trump when he has the upper hand and the meeting is not about ending the war? Another blockbuster love story being played out in the same fashion as what Trump did with Kim Jong Un? Now Kim Jong Un is not even interested in another tete a tete with Trump, probably because the latter stinks.
If Trump is just trying to set a trap for Putin in Alaska, he is mistaken. Putin is not going to concede territories and is even demanding Ukraine stop troop movements and that NATO stop providing more arms for Zelenskyy to fight his war.
Moreover, NATO is even giving Zelenskyy all the push that he needs to continue with the war. Putin just ignored talking to the Europeans and is letting them seethe with anger. The fact that even Trump does not think the Europeans are in any way relevant in any peace talks makes them even more crazy with rage and running amok.
So, in my two cents worth, the war is going to continue. It did not end within 24 hours, right?. It did not end with more sanctions. It did not end with Trump already six months in office. Have we been swallowing the kidding so far?
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