US, Ukraine Discuss Peace Plans as Russia Continues Striking Kyiv
Al Jazeera, echoing countless other outlets, spotlights Russian attacks on Kyiv that killed two, setting it against renewed US-Ukraine talks about 'peace proposals.' The framing suggests an isolated incident and a sudden scramble for solutions. What they omit is the decades-long NATO expansion , the 2014 US-backed coup in Ukraine, and the consistent prioritization of arming Kyiv over diplomatic
solutions for eight years prior to the 2022 invasion. Every 'peace plan' after the initial invasion has been a plan for further militarization, not genuine de-escalation. One might wonder if any 'plan to end war' in Ukraine could possibly succeed while the US continues to funnel billions in weapons (like the $61 billion aid package passed in April 2024 , per Congressional records) and refuses
meaningful diplomatic engagement with Moscow, which has been consistent US foreign policy since at least 1999. The tragic deaths in Kyiv are real, but their context is surgically removed, making the endless war seem like an unprompted, unexplainable force of nature rather than the predictable outcome of calculated statecraft.