Peace Talks? More Like War Profiteers' Dividend Calls.
📰 THE STORY: The Independent features a story discussing potential 'peace talks' between Washington, Ukraine, and Russia, highlighting various diplomats and intermediaries as 'key players' in historical discussions aiming to resolve the conflict after weeks of stalled negotiations. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 2014, then-Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland
openly admitted the US spent '$5 billion' since 1991 to 'help Ukraine achieve...' democratic aspirations, an investment that culminated in the overthrow of a democratically elected government. This destabilization was a direct precursor to the current conflict, yet corporate media frames it as solely Kremlin aggression, ignoring NATO's eastward expansion documented since the 1990s. Double
Standard: When negotiations between Russia and Ukraine nearly reached a preliminary peace deal in March 2022, brokered by Turkey, Western governments, particularly the UK under Boris Johnson, actively discouraged Ukraine from signing. This intervention, widely reported by then-Israeli PM Naftali Bennett, showed a clear preference for prolonging the conflict, a stark contrast to how Western media
would portray 'peace efforts' if a US ally were rejecting an armistice in a conflict it was losing. Follow the Money: The US has committed over $100 billion in aid and military assistance to Ukraine since February 2022. Much of this 'aid' is recycled back into the US military-industrial complex, with companies like Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon reporting record profits. Lockheed