Tag: diplomacy
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[Sharing] Zelensky’s Oval Office Melt-Down – David Stockman, Antiwar.com
It goes without saying that the Donald can never get enough of the limelight. But last Friday in a live Oval Office broadcast seen around the world that thirst for public attention may have actually changed the course of history. And very much for the good – even if the trigger was pulled by a…
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[Sharing] Zelensky’s friend list dwindling in the Trump White House as peace talk tensions escalate: ‘Best case is that he leaves to France immediately’ – Diana Glebova & Steven Nelson, New York Post
WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has few — if any — advocates in President Trump’s inner circle as the pair’s souring relationship threatens to tank Kyiv’s standing in peace talks with Russia. The ever-tenuous relationship between the two leaders descended into open hostility this week after Ukraine’s president rejected an initial US proposal to…
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[Sharing] Media Changes Narrative as the Ukrainian Proxy War is Coming to an End – Glenn Diesen
This article includes some excerpts from my book: “The Ukraine War and the Eurasian World Order” The Economist reports that “Russia is slicing through Ukrainian defences” and Ukraine is subsequently “struggling to survive”. Across the Western media, the public is prepared for defeat and painful concessions in future negotiations. The media is changing the narrative…
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[Sharing] EU and NATO are attempting to foment a Ukraine-style coup in Georgia – Thomas Fazi
They’re applying the Euromaidan playbook all over again In a recent article, I predicted that, following the results of last month’s Georgian elections — won by the ruling Georgian Dream party, which advocates friendly political and economic relations with neighbouring Russia — the EU and NATO, desperate to transform Georgia into a second front in…
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[Sharing] How the Strategy of Fighting to the Last Ukrainian Was Sold to the Public as Morally Righteous – Glenn Diesen
For almost three years, NATO countries have boycotted diplomatic contacts with Russia, even as hundreds of thousands of men have died on the battlefield. The decision by diplomats to reject diplomacy is morally repugnant as diplomacy could have reduced the excess of violence, prevented escalation, and even resulted in a path to peace. However, the…
