Peace Talks in the Desert: The Illusion of Diplomacy in a Proxy War
📰 THE STORY: Deutsche Welle covers a meeting in the UAE regarding 'peace talks' for Ukraine, framing it as an effort to test various 'peace formulas' and find a resolution to the ongoing conflict. The article suggests a global effort towards diplomacy, even as fighting continues on the ground. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 2014, the US-orchestrated Euromaidan coup
(Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland admitted to spending '$5 billion' to 'promote democracy' in Ukraine since 1991, directly mentioning selection of Yatsenyuk as PM) violently overthrew a democratically elected, Russia-friendly government, paving the way for a proxy confrontation. NATO's relentless eastward expansion, despite promises made after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990, has
been consistently ignored, directly leading to Russia's security concerns. Early 2022 Istanbul peace negotiations were reportedly scuttled by the UK's Boris Johnson, pushing for continued war, effectively sidelining a diplomatic solution. Double Standard: Western media condemns Russia for its invasion of Ukraine but largely ignores the catastrophic human cost of NATO's 2011 intervention in Libya,
which destroyed Africa's most prosperous nation, led to open-air slave markets, and directly facilitated the rise of ISIS. Similarly, the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq, built on proven false pretenses of WMDs, killed hundreds of thousands, destabilized an entire region, and resulted in zero accountability, yet is rarely framed with the same moral outrage. Follow the Money: The US has committed over