Putin is being knocked out of the ring by the army of Ukraine.

Like Elon Musk, 

• who grew up in South Africa during the fascist 'apartheid' years,
• and whose father's wealth, the very bedrock of the the privileged life of a white South African that he lived well into his teenage years, was gained from his father's contracts with the then fascist apartheid South African regime ,
• should now spew out Putin's and Angela Merkel's Minks2 protocols of 2015 as the basis for ending Putin's war with Ukraine. (blog entry 4 October 2022),

we now have Angela Merkel,

• who, since three months old, grew up in the countryside of Communist East Germany just 90 km north of East Berlin,
• 
   who, in 1968, joined the Free German Youth (FDJ), the official communist youth movement sponsored by the ruling Marxist–Leninist Socialist Unity Party of East Germany.
• and who, at the Academy of Sciences of East Germany, became a member of its FDJ secretariat and, according to her former science colleagues, openly propagated Marxism when she was the secretary for "Agitation and Propaganda"
• and who said, "Life in the GDR was sometimes almost comfortable in a certain way, because there were some things one simply couldn't influence." (Wikipedia)

once again claiming, as reported by Reuters and Jack Newman that,

"Angela Merkel has said she has no regrets about her decision to wed Germany to Russian energy. " 

'In this respect I do not regret decisions at all, rather, I believe that it was right from the perspective of the time,' she said, adding that cheap Russian gas had allowed Germany to push ahead with phasing out nuclear and coal.???? (Mail Online : 13 October 2022) (my emphasis)

• Is it a coincidence that the Minsk2 protocols, of which Merkel and Putin were central authors, is now also being pushed by Elon Musk as a way to end Putin's war with Ukraine?
•  Is it a coincidence that, as reported by NV,
  
   "The Kremlin has said it might consider conducting peace talks with Ukraine through   mediators, Russian state-owned news agency TASS quoted a Russian Foreign Ministry representative, Alexey Polishchuk, as saying on Oct. 9.
  
   According to Polishchuk, Moscow is ready to accept intermediary services at peace talks on the terms that “Kyiv has already rejected.” (New Voice of Ukraine : 9 October 2022) (my emphasis)
•  Is it also a coincidence that, as reported by Brady Knox
  
  "Elon Musk's SpaceX said it can no longer pay for Starlink in Ukraine, which has become a critical satellite service apparatus as the country fights to fend off a Russian invasion, in a request to the Pentagon to take over funding the endeavor.
  
  To continue operations, the company asked for tens of millions in subsidies from the Pentagon monthly, according to a letter obtained by CNN. (Washington Examiner : 13 October 2022) (my emphasis)
  

 

Merkel, Musk, and Putin are now trying to resuscitate Putin's and Angela Merkel's Minks2 protocols of 2015, that gives Putin full control over the Ukrainian territories of Luhansk, Donbas, and Crimea

 

But the Ukrainian army continues with its successful and relentless push to rid the territory of Ukraine of Putin's army, aided by the principled stand of the vast majority of the members of the UN and the military support of the US, the UK, the EU, NATO, Australia, and Japan, amongst many others.

 

 

Mail Online : 13 October 2022 (most watched videos)

 

As reported by James Franey (left),

 

"Ukraine yesterday brushed off Putin’s latest strikes on its cities by seizing back five key villages in territory Russia has just annexed.  

Kyiv has vowed to retake the entire region of Kherson by the end of the year after launching its counter-offensive in August." (Mail Online : 13 October 2022) (my emphasis)

 

It is now interesting to now note that Macron has been shamed into now 'considering' helping Ukraine protect itself from Putin's 'doodlebug blitzkrieg' over Ukraine.

 

As reported by Chris Pleasance (right),

 

"Macron, speaking as NATO defence ministers were set to gather to discuss military aid to Ukraine, said France is considering sending air defence units capable of taking down Russian missiles, as well as more artillery." (Mail Online : 13 Octiber 2022) (my emphasis)

 

But still trying to appease Putin, and protect French investments in Putin's Russia, Macron then went on to pronounce that,

 

"Mr Macron also called on Putin to resume peace negotiations with Kyiv.

'Today, first of all, Vladimir Putin must stop this war, respect Ukraine's territorial integrity and come back to the table for talks,' Mr Macron told broadcaster France 2." (ibid Chris Pleasance)

 

 

Macron, it would seem, is rather desperate to follow in the footsteps of Angela Merkel and present himself as the 'political leader' of the EU!

 

Is Macron really unaware of the fact that,

 

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday signed a decree formally announcing the "impossible" prospect of peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

 

Yahoo : 13 October 2022

The Ukrainian President still left the door open for negotiations with Russia, but that will not be conducted with Putin as its President." ? (Mint e-paper : 4 October 2022) (my emphasis)
 

Now Putin is trying to seduce Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by turning Turkey into the gas hub for Europe at the expense of Merkel's Nord Stream2 German gas hub.

 

As reported by Suzan Fraser and Dasha Litvinova,

"Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday doubled down on his proposal to turn Turkey into a gas hub for Europe after deliveries to Germany through the Baltic Sea's Nord Stream pipeline were halted.

Putin floated the idea of exporting more gas through the Turk Stream gas pipeline running beneath the Black Sea to Turkey as he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a regional summit in Kazakhstan." (AP News : 13 October 2022) (my emphasis)

 

France 24: YouTube : 13 October 2022 

 

Will Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan be seduced by this offer of Putin?

 

Indeed, unlike the desperate attempts of Macron to paint himself as the 'mediator' between Russia and Ukraine, has President Recep Tayyip Erdogan not already filled this critical position of 'mediator' with Putin, especially given the central role that Turkey has played in resuming grain exports from Ukraine?

Notwithstanding Merkel and Musk trying to resuscitate Putin's and Angela Merkel's Minks2 protocols of 2015, or Putin trying to 'seduce' President Recep Tayyip Erdogan onto his side, Putin's army has nowhere to run to prevent being defeated by the army of Ukraine.

Putin is not simply helpless against the ropes.

Putin is being knocked out of the ring by the army of Ukraine.

 (to be continued)