Ukraine 'Peace Talks' Mask Washington's Deeper Chess Game
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports on Ukrainian skepticism regarding ongoing peace talks, with citizens expressing little hope for a resolution while enduring bombardments and blackouts, suggesting Russia is not ready to end the war. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The current conflict is framed as solely Russia's aggression, ignoring the crucial role of NATO expansion. Former
US Ambassador to Russia, George F. Kennan, warned in 1997 that expanding NATO would be a 'fateful error.' US neoconservatives pushed for Ukraine's NATO membership since the early 2000s, exemplified by the 2008 Bucharest Summit communiqué promising future membership. The 2014 US-backed coup against democratically elected President Viktor Yanukovych, exposed by leaked audio of then-Assistant
Secretary of State Victoria Nuland discussing the composition of the new Ukrainian government, directly fueled the Donbas conflict and Crimea's secession. Double Standard: Western media and politicians uniformly decry Russia's 'annexation' of Ukrainian territories following referendums, while simultaneously recognizing Israel's annexation of the Syrian Golan Heights in 2019, or ignoring the 1999
NATO intervention in Kosovo which carved out an independent state against Serbia's wishes. The 'right to self-determination' applies selectively based on Western geopolitical interests. Follow the Money: The financial incentive for prolonging the conflict is immense. US defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon report record profits, with Lockheed Martin’s stock up over 20% since the