U.S. Discovers Ukraine Needs Peace Talks 18 Months In
The mainstream narrative frequently glosses over critical junctures. Early in the conflict, precisely in March 2022, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators made significant progress in Turkey, with reports suggesting Ukraine was amenable to neutrality in exchange for security guarantees. Then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson famously flew to Kyiv in April 2022, reportedly urging Ukraine to resist
any peace deal and continue fighting. Suddenly, those nascent peace efforts evaporated, replaced by an ever-escalating flow of weapons. Now, after nearly two years, countless lives lost, and the U.S. having provided over $75 billion in aid to Ukraine (Council on Foreign Relations data), CBS reports Uncle Sam is 'trying to revive' negotiations. It's a comedic turn worthy of a dark satire, as if the
notion of diplomacy just occurred to policymakers who've prioritized arms shipments. One might ask if 'peace talks' are truly desired, or if they've simply become a convenient talking point once the proxy war's utility for depleting Russian resources hits diminishing returns. How many more 'pummelings' until the U.S. commits to serious diplomacy, not just 'reviving' the phantom of it?