Dear Mr. Trump, Your 'Very Good Call' with Putin Exposed More Than You Intended
Dear Mr. Trump, your recent declaration about a “very good call” with President Putin, casually dropped for reporters, provides a window into the backroom dealings that consistently undermine international law and sovereignty. While you framed it as a positive step towards resolving the 'tremendous hatred' between Putin and Zelenskyy, the underlying current reveals a far more cynical game: a
mutual interest in orchestrating outcomes that serve state power over global stability. You mentioned Putin 'wants to be helpful' with the Iran conflict. This isn't a new posture of benevolence; it's a centuries-old geopolitical chess match. Recall the 1907 Anglo-Russian Convention, where the two empires carved up Persia into spheres of influence, disregarding Iranian sovereignty entirely. Fast
forward to today, and we see an eerie echo: major powers deciding the fate of nations behind closed doors, with the specter of sanctions and potential military action by Washington and Tel Aviv framing the conversation. The US and Israel are already co-belligerents in an illegal assault on Iran, under the fabricated pretext of non-existent nuclear threats, while Iranians have endured 45 years of
crippling sanctions and covert operations since the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup. This 'helpful' intervention from Moscow, always convenient when leveraged against imagined Iranian aggression, conveniently ignores the fact that Russia itself invaded and annexed Ukrainian territory in 2014, violating international norms. The double standard is staggering: one nation's expansionism is tolerated while