Things would have been so much simpler had Biden not been so weak that Russia invaded Ukraine, just like when Russia took Crimea with Biden as Obama’s VP
Russia Won’t End Ukraine War Until NATO ‘Pulls Out’ of Baltics: Moscow
The Ukraine war won’t end until NATO withdraws troops from the Baltics, a top Russian official has warned.
Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister responsible for U.S. relations, nonproliferation and arms control, made the remarks in an interview with state-run news agency Tass.
Newsweek has reached out to the Kremlin and NATO for comment by email.
Ryabkov’s comments mark a shift in the Kremlin’s position. He suggested that the conflict’s roots lie not only in Ukraine itself but in NATO’s eastward expansion. According to Ryabkov, the withdrawal of NATO forces from the Baltics would help bring an end to the war.
NATO maintains a strong military presence in the Baltic States, with multinational battle groups and brigades stationed in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
So, that’s pretty much a “never going to happen.” Can you imagine giving back Poland and Romania, for starters? Will Putin take this position as negotiations are on and off? Slow walking?
Last month, three Russian sources with knowledge of Washington-led negotiations told Reuters that Putin’s conditions for ending the Ukraine war include a written pledge from Western leaders to halt NATO’s eastward expansion.
Complications.
Meanwhile
Zelenskyy demands ‘action from America’ after latest Russian drone, missile attack
At least two people were killed in the Ukrainian city of Odesa overnight into Tuesday morning amid another night of intense nationwide Russian drone and missile strikes. (snip)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post to social media that Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Chernihiv regions were targeted. Russia’s bombardment included at least two North Korean-made ballistic missiles, he added…..
“Action from America, which has the power to force Russia into peace,” he continued. “Action from Europe, which has no alternative but to be strong. Action from others around the world who called for diplomacy and an end to the war — and whom Russia has ignored. There must be strong pressure for the sake of peace.”
Russia attacks, Ukraine responds, and around it goes. Ukraine makes a deep strike against Russia bombers with drones, Russia responds. That’s war. Well, the slow war which is bleeding Ukraine, Russia, the EU, and the US. Here, it sure seems like Zelenskyy wants NATO members to commit direct military action against Russia.
Why would Putin demand an agreement from the West that the West has already broken three times? These media people need to stop depending on these “unnamed sources” when they make this stuff up. “Western Leaders” have already proven that they are incapable of keeping their agreements. Even Charlie Brown eventually caught on that Lucy was going to pull the ball away.
The bottom line is that if you want a negotiated peace, you have to offer more than the opponent has already won by arms. The price keeps going up because the West has stubbornly refused to negotiate when the price was cheap. At this rate Russia will have 10 Oblasts instead of 5 and with the UK, Germany and France controlling a puppet government.
And that is what this is really all about. Forcing the Trump administration to continue the Biden folly so the gravy train doesn’t stop.
Trump needs to walk away from this and withdraw all of our support. There is no reason why Europe needs to be locked into war. This all could have been settled by negotiation. Blinken is a war criminal. Clinton is a war criminal. Johnson is a war criminal. They drove the West into a totally pointless war just so that they could plunder the Ukraine.
Can the U.S., the EU, NATO and the rest of the civlized world sanction Russia into stopping their stupid invasion and war on Russia?
Russian supporter and apologist “Professor” Hale proclaims
Off with their heads!
Right-wing celeb and actual war criminal, Putin, keeps rolling marbles onto the floor to trip negotiators.
Ms trump COULD walk away from Ukraine, but refuses for some reason. Why? He was going to end the war BEFORE he was inaugurated!! Now it’s worse than ever.
Is that rhetorical?
It hasn’t worked so far, but this time for sure!
Huh?
The West has had sanctions on Russia for three years now. Most of the sanctions are ignored. But some people keep insisting that more sanctions are the answer.
So you don’t think sanctions on Russia will stop their stupid war on Russia?
Let me know when you get it.
Puppies,
I don’t understand your comment. The West has had sanctions on Russia for three years. Those sanctions have failed to bring Russia to the negotiation table, failed to overthrow Putin, failed to end the war in Ukraine, and failed to cripple the Russian economy. These are observable facts. Tell me what I am missing.
What Rimjob actually typed.
Regardless of sanctions how does Russia invade Russia?
Are there FURTHER sanctions to stifle Russian aggression?
We fully understand that Mr trump and his minions have had deep financial, personal and political ties with Putin and Russia AND are afraid that a cornered putin will uncork nukes. At dinner the other night a non-MAGAt, but conservative friend said he expects putin to drop a nuke on Ukraine, asking what is anyone going to do about it? Good question. Would the world join a nuclear WWIII? Or would we give in to putin?
The EU is actively working on further sanctions packages, with the latest package targeting Russia’s energy sector and banks.
The US Senate is considering a bill that would impose significant new sanctions on Russia, including secondary sanctions targeting global entities that support Russia’s war effort.
ED, the ’80s called — they want their foreign policy back.
fp, You are sooo cute!
The sanctions WERE enforced until TACO Trump took command. Since Tump the Ruble has surged 33% while the dollar has lost almost 10% under Trump.
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