It'd Be Good For Business To End The War That Can't Be Won
After three-plus years, could we be on the verge of a cease-fire and the potential of real peace talks?
It’s been more than three years since Vladimir Putin’s Russian Army marched into Ukraine, and the destruction started. There was never a false flag event, as the Biden press secretary, Jen Psaki, told us there would be. Only an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and the beginning of a deadly conflict that has left tens of thousands dead. That was in 2022.
It’s now the spring of 2025. Whether you like it or not, the Trump administration is actively pursuing possibilities to get Putin and Zelensky to the table; the peace table. That’s because it is time to end the killing and rebuild that nasty little thing called diplomacy.
What can’t be in peace negotiations is simple. Neither side can come to the table with known non-starters. Known non-starters that are well-known are:
- Russia gives up anything it didn’t have in 2021
- Ukraine agrees to stay out of NATO
Those are non-starters for the two leaders. President Zelensky isn’t going to give up the idea of joining NATO, even though that seems less and less important to the world. Putin isn’t going to give back anything he took in 2014, such as Crimea, as it’s always been his desire to return lost lands to Russia.
But both presidents need to remember the harsh truth about this conflict. Neither of them has been fighting on the front line. They’re politicians.
While Putin sits in Moscow, well protected, Zelensky has been regularly traveling the world to muster considerable support for his country. The entire thing has turned into a proxy war against a perceived threat to freedom and democracy. But is his country enjoying any freedom, or are they living under continued wartime orders with suspensions of certain basic rights and liberties?
Zelensky, if he’s true to his word, will remember that it is his people dying and his country being driven into ruination. It’s time to get what is his, but not ask for more than that. Get the bullets to stop flying, and return peace and freedom to the people of Ukraine.
Putin, well, like it or not, is the President of Russia. While he managed to circumvent most of the problems with access to money to fund his war machine, proving the sanctions Biden’s admin used here were insufficient and hardly enforceable, Putin can’t afford to make the same mistakes that broke his beloved Russia in the 1980s.
ABC News reported that a call between President Trump and Vladimir Putin may have helped this saga turn a positive corner and might get ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine to start. Hate him, love him, now is a time to hope he’s got the juice to get that to happen if you are truly backing the people of Ukraine.
It’s a tale of three presidents. None of them are the perfect leaders we need in the world. Hopefully, between the two that are involved, and the one that’s making phone calls to put pressure on them to talk, the three of them will make something happen and bring this conflict to an end. It’s time that the countries of the world try something new, a permanent and lasting peace.
The sad part is that all of the leaders in question have their own agendas, often forgetting their job is to protect and look after their country and its people. Putin wants what Putin wants. It might only be Donald Trump, with the promises of something on the other side of this mess, that gets Putin to the table. And Zelensky wants to end the war and get Crimea, even though Crimea is an unclear objective, and on the global stage, many of the Crimeans prefer being connected to Russia. If they all put their egos aside and get this done, the people of all three countries should be pleased with their Presidents.
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Praying for peace, no matter my severe distaste for two in this mess. That having been said, concerning Crimea, how willing would we be to surrender Alaska to Putin or Hawaii to China, even if some part of the population preferred it?
Somehow the war needs to end. It is the USA that has the strongest chance for procurement of peace, yet Trump has his own agenda and it is to have control of valuable minerals in Ukraine. Make no mistake that is a priority. You make some valued comments and point out important details. This is a war that no one can win. This time the Ukrainian people will not cave in. Even if Russia wins, they will be dealing with resistance for years, like Ireland.
I do not think that Trump has the juice to accomplish this. Because number one he is not supporting Ukraine in their endeavors for democracy. And if he had what it takes to accomplish this he would be backing Ukraine much more than he is. A ceasefire will not happen, Zelensky can see that this is a buildup of Trump and Putin against Ukraine. In order for this to be successful Russia needs to promise to leave Ukraine alone and let them become the democracy they want to become and if they want to join NATO they should be able to without the threat of their country being blown up. Russia has no right to stop them from being the country that they wish to be. Trump is behind Putin 100%. They had these conversation conversations but nothing has been accomplished. So yes I support Ukraine but the problem is that Trump and Putin do not support Ukraine’s independence from Russian influence. There will be no success or cease-fire here. Not with this current negotiation anyway. Also to say that Biden’s sanctions were not effective is factually incorrect. They were as effective as they were meant to be. Yes Russia did find ways to circumvent SOME of the effects of the sanctions. As Russia did get funds, primarily from Third World countries, to be able to continue the war with Ukraine. So let’s remember that the sanctions were never meant to completely stop the war. But to slow it down. In that sense Joe Biden’s sections were successful. The sanctions made it more difficult for Russia to procure key military components and technologies, affecting its warfighting capabilities. after the sanctions took affect Russia’s fighting abilities were crippled tremendously. They were not as powerful against Ukraine as they were at one point. Russia’s economy has been softened tremendously, due to Joe Biden. Joe Biden has set the pace for these current cease-fire conversations. Although a cease fire will not happen because Trump is being too soft on Russia. On top of that knowing that these conversations were scheduled to happen, Russia launched it’s biggest drone attacks on Ukraine the day before this conversation happened - trump’s strategy was not to succeed even before it happened.