In the White House, discussions about a ceasefire in Ukraine and, more importantly, about Putin dragging his feet over any ceasefire by constantly moving the goalposts in favour of Russia, at the expense of Ukraine, can only be described as, "a dog's dinner" i.e. White House 'ceasefire' discussions that are "messy or bungled".
Interviewer: "Would Putin accept European peacekeeper troops in peace deal?"
Trump: "Yeah, he would accept that. I've asked him that question .... Because he's not ... Look, if we do this deal he's not looking for more war. He [Putin] does'nt mind .... " (Trump on video clip: Matt Watts: Evening Standard on MSN: 27 March 2025) (my emphasis)
"Donald Trump's proposed minerals deal [as an integral part of a 'ceasefire with Putin in Ukraine] with Ukraine has been laid out by insiders - and compared to holding a gun to Volodymyr Zelensky's head.
The deal will see the United States handed control of Ukraine's mineral wealth and infrastructure linked to natural resources in an agreement which would be unparalleled in the history of modern diplomacy.
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Despite the massive economic control handed over to the US it would come with no security guarantee in light of a future Russian invasion. " (Mail Online: 28 March 2025) (my emphasis)
"French President Emmanuel Macron has said a European peacekeeping force installed in Ukraine could "respond" if Russia launched an attack.
He spoke after talks with Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky and ahead of a summit in Paris of 30 nations on Thursday that will discuss the proposed force that could be set up in Ukraine if a peace deal is reached.
"If there was again a generalised aggression against Ukrainian soil, these armies would be under attack and then it's our usual framework of engagement," Mr Macron said." (Evening Standard on MSN: 27 March 2025) (my emphasis)
Furthermore,
"Europe is mobilising on a scale "not seen for decades" to be ready to sustain a peace deal in Ukraine, Keir Starmer says at a summit of Kyiv's allies in Paris
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls on the US to be stronger against Russia and to react to Moscow's violations of agreements
Leaders at the Paris summit agree that now is not the time to lift sanctions on Russia (BBC News: 27 March 2025) (my emphasis) (cf, also: James Gregory and Laura Gozzi: BBC News: 27 March 2025)
And against the backdrop of Europe and the UK seeking to defend Ukraine, Putin's mouthpiece, Dmitry Peskov, (left) has revealed that,
"Russia and the United States have a desire to move towards resolving the Ukrainian crisis. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.
"Apparently, we are talking about the desire and willingness of countries to move towards a peaceful settlement — there really is a common understanding here," Peskov said, answering the question whether Russia and the United States really agreed on common parameters for a Ukrainian settlement or whether US President Donald Trump's assessments are too optimistic." (Pravda: 24 March 2025) (my emphasis)
As I wrote in my blog entry of 1 March 2025,
"It is without a doubt that the political world, and the people of the world, have now heard how Trump and his sidekick Vance are raising an IRON CURTAIN between the US and Europe."
As Trump's 'Tarrif Strategy' is on the cusp of coming into full force, this Iron Curtain is now also rapidly taking shape between Trump and the UK.
Putin and Trump now occupy one side of this Iron Curtain, whilst Europe and the UK occupy the other side.
Putin and Trump are now, together, raising an Iron Curtain against Europe and the UK.
(to be continued)
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