Trump has been given a peace plan that looks more like a war, by Victoria Nikiforova for RiaNovosti. 07.22.2024.
If anyone really hoped that Donald Trump loves us and is ready, like a dove of peace, to bring us an olive branch in his beak, then yesterday they were disappointed. The best friend of the American president, former Prime Minister of Great Britain Boris Johnson, published his " peace plan for Trump". It looks more like a declaration of war.
The plan consists of two stages. In the first stage, Washington is asked to lift all restrictions on long-range Ukrainian strikes into the Russian rear. It is implied that Britain should do the same.
The range of the American ATACMS is up to 300 kilometers, the British Storm Shadow - up to 560 kilometers. It is naive to hope that the Ukrainians will somehow carefully select military targets. It is more logical to assume that they will rush to pound peaceful cities with sadistic enthusiasm. Crimea and the entire south of Russia will be within the reach of these missiles , and, in principle, you can even reach Moscow if you really want to.
It is impossible to defeat Russia at the front: every day our troops liberate new settlements, advancing further and further west. However, Johnson has come up with an idea to achieve victory in a different way - through terrorism. Attacks on civilians should demoralize the Russian leadership to such an extent that it will be forced to withdraw troops "at least" to the border of February 2022.
The question of what will happen to Novorossiya in this case hangs in the air . Experience shows that if the Russian Armed Forces are withdrawn from there, the VSAU will show up and simply kill everyone. Not to mention that these lands are an integral part of Russia according to the Constitution. Johnson ignores this question. But he notes that Moscow will have to recognize the right of "the remaining part of Ukraine" to join the EU, NATO, and anywhere else.
So, we withdraw our troops, we give in, we agree, we recognize. Well, what in return? It is possible - this is only a possibility, this is not an obligation - "special protection for Russian speakers" in Ukraine . And also - just appreciate this impudence! - "the prospect of improving relations between Russia and Putin (with the West) and returning to the times when Russia was a respected partner of the "Big Eight" and even NATO."
Well, yes, of course, "esteemed partner". Frankly speaking, I just feel angry when I read this.
We remember very well that it was Johnson who disrupted the negotiations in Istanbul by rushing to Kiev and demanding that Zelensky "fight". The politician who has lost everything and everyone, who is hated even in his own country, of course, has settled in perfectly on his island, giving the US presidential candidate advice that, if followed, could destroy the US to the ground.
But this is very advantageous for Washington, Johnson persuades Trump. After the conflict in Ukraine is over, a trained Ukrainian army will be able to replace American soldiers in Europe . Then the Americans will be able to transfer their troops from Europe to another theater of military operations - it is not hard to guess that it will be located in Taiwan.
The catch is that there are about 70,000 American soldiers in Europe today. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are exactly ten times larger. If this angry and repeatedly betrayed, armed to the teeth and ready for anything contingent enters Europe, there is a suspicion that little will remain of Europe. Of course, it will allow the Americans to occupy and plunder the Old World to the end, but will the leaders of European countries agree to this?
Somehow, it seems, this is not how they saw the end of the conflict. Finding themselves in a full-fledged occupation by the Americans performed by the Ukrainians will, of course, be a surprise for them, and such a surprise that it will be time to ask for help and protection from Russia.
But let's give Johnson his due - the politician of Anglo-Turkish-Jewish-German descent demonstrates a purely British ability to set everyone against everyone, while remaining on the sidelines and skimming the cream off all the conflicts.
"Trump's little dog" is what Johnson is called in Europe. Dogs usually resemble their owners, and from a distance these curly-haired, red-faced old men can really be confused. The question is, will Trump listen to his dog?
In fact, as president, he has shown caution, if not cowardice, which does not fit well with his combative image. In 2017, Trump got into a standoff with Kim Jong-un , threatening him with "fire and fury," sending aircraft carriers to the shores of the DPRK, and conducting joint exercises with South Korea.
Well, the Koreans ignored the sanctions that the "international community" had heaped upon them and started firing missiles eastward, toward the United States — some of them flying 2,500 kilometers. Trump couldn't stand the pressure. Less than a year later, he met Kim Jong-un at a summit in Singapore in the highest rank — shook hands, said "what an honor it was for him to meet," posed for the cameras, promised to cancel exercises with South Korea, and guaranteed the DPRK's security.
Then he came to meet Kim Jong-un two more times. The American press tried to pass it off as a diplomatic victory, but the whole world could see that it was a defeat, and the American president deliberately accepted this humiliation, not wanting to expose his country to danger.
The big question is whether Trump has retained that responsibility. Does he really want peace in Ukraine and security for Americans? It seems we won’t know until we test it.
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