US 'Pushes' Russia & Ukraine to Talks While Arming One Side: A Familiar Playbook
📰 THE STORY: Mainstream media, exemplified by the Financial Times, is reporting that the US is actively pushing Russia and Ukraine towards direct peace talks in Abu Dhabi, presenting this as a positive development in de-escalating the conflict. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The crucial detail often omitted is that NATO's expansion eastward, despite assurances made after the
fall of the Berlin Wall, has been a central provocation. Specific dates include the integration of former Warsaw Pact nations like Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic in 1999, followed by seven more in 2004, moving military infrastructure closer to Russia's borders. Additionally, the Minsk II Agreement of 2015, brokered by France and Germany, was designed to resolve the conflict in eastern
Ukraine peacefully, but was undermined by continued Western military aid and political intransigence, as admitted by former German Chancellor Angela Merkel in late 2022. Double Standard: Western media often portrays any Russian diplomatic overture as disingenuous or a tactic, while similar moves from the US are hailed as genuine peace efforts. We saw analogous narratives during the Libyan civil
war in 2011, where NATO's 'humanitarian intervention' destroyed the country and led to untold chaos, followed by a sudden 'push for peace' once objectives were met. In Afghanistan, after 20 years and $2 trillion, the US engaged the Taliban in talks through Qatar, yet media framed this as pragmatic necessity, not a concession or hypocrisy. Follow the Money: The financial incentive for prolonging