The Walls Close In On Zelensky As He Begs For NATO Cannon Fodder
The walls are closing in on Ukraine’s 'President' (former, now dictator) Zelensky.
In a meeting with allies in Germany this week, the embattled leader requested NATO troops on the ground in Ukraine.
“Our goal is to find as many instruments as possible to force Russia into peace. I believe that such deployment of partners’ contingents is one of the best instruments. Let’s be more practical in making it possible.”
Nothing about this proposal is “practical”. Even if Zelensky is speaking about 'peacekeeping' troops as part of a settlement, which isn’t about peace at all, it’s still a fundamentally crazy idea thinking this will lead to peace. Simply put, it would bring us to the brink of nuclear war with Russia, which no sane person wants.
Of-course, this isn’t the first time Zelensky has suggested that NATO should send troops to fight and die in this war. But this latest instance is noteworthy because it comes just ahead of President Trump’s inauguration.
Now for some Good! news…
President Trump has stood his ground on this issue thus far.
Just this week he acknowledged that NATO’s courtship of Ukraine was a major cause of the war, noting that if Ukraine were to join the Western military alliance, “then Russia has somebody right on their doorstep, and I could understand their feelings about that.”
Trump correctly blames Biden for promising Ukraine NATO membership and escalating the war.
In early December, Trump’s team conveyed the message that Ukraine would need to make major concessions to end the war. Those concessions will probably involve giving up land already captured by Russia, agreeing to a form of disarmament, and pledging to never join NATO.
This was an important shift, as it became clear even to the biggest hawks that Ukraine wasn’t going to recapture much, if any lost territory. And forget about Crimea.
Meanwhile, it’s unclear whether Zelensky and the Ukrainian deep state would agree to such concessions. It’s also unclear whether they truly have a say in the matter, unless they’re prepared to go it alone against Russia.
The waste of life in this conflict is exponentially larger than the public has been told. In December of 2024, President Zelensky claimed that only 43,000 of his nation’s troops had been killed in the war so far. In truth, upwards of 600,000 Ukrainian soldiers have likely died. On paper, the Ukrainian army is over one million strong. But across the line, foxholes are empty. Where are all the soldiers? When the truth about this war comes out, it will shock anyone who is still paying attention at that point.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/walls-close-zelensky
