US Diplomacy in UAE: The Art of Stalling for War
📰 THE STORY: The New York Times reported that the US and Ukraine have discussed creating a demilitarized zone or deploying peacekeepers in Donbass, with these talks reportedly happening in the United Arab Emirates since late 2023. Russia was not explicitly included in these particular meetings, which Kyiv dismissed as speculative, while Washington claimed it wasn't involved in 'any back
channels'. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'discussion' template echoes the Minsk Agreements of 2014 and 2015, which then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel later admitted in December 2022 were merely intended to 'give Ukraine time' to build up its military. The current 'talks' are less about genuine de-escalation and more about managing optics while the proxy war continues.
Double Standard: Western media and governments frame any Russian military action as unprovoked aggression, yet their own interventions, whether in Libya in 2011 (destroying the nation and creating slave markets) or their extensive arming of Saudi Arabia for its war in Yemen (resulting in hundreds of thousands dead), are cast as necessary. The idea of Ukraine 'discussing peace' while receiving over
$100 billion in Western aid and weapons is presented as diplomacy, not a contradiction. Follow the Money: The military industrial complex is the unequivocal beneficiary. US defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have seen stock prices soar since 2022. The '$100 billion+' in military aid to Ukraine is not charity; it's a direct allocation of taxpayer dollars that cycles back into the