US Proposes Ukraine Peace Deal, Forgets Ukraine
The BBC breathlessly covers Zelensky's upcoming chat with Trump over a US peace proposal for Ukraine. The crucial detail, politely tucked into the description: the plan was drafted by US and Russian officials, without Ukraine's involvement. This isn't peace; it's a throwback to the days when great powers carved up territories, drawing lines on maps with no regard for the people living there.
(Remember Munich, 1938? Or the Sykes-Picot Agreement, 1916?) One might wonder if this 'peace plan' is less about Ukraine's future and more about managing perceived geopolitical optics for an upcoming US election. It appears the collective West's commitment to Ukrainian sovereignty conveniently has an expiry date when it's politically convenient or when the 'aid' money starts looking less like help
and more like a never-ending defence industry subsidy. How many times will Ukraine be told to 'negotiate' away its territory to end a conflict it didn't start?