Europe’s Nightmare: Peace Settlement in Ukraine as Part of a Global US-Russia Business Deal
As Europeans struggle for leverage to influence any settlement in Ukraine, their fears find their way into the press.
As Reuters correctly points out:
Reuters goes on to express the following concern:
The Wall Street Journal, in an article titled “Make Money, Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine,” claims:
WSJ reports that in October, special envoys for the U.S. and Russian presidents—Steve Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev—alongside Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, met in Miami to discuss economic cooperation plans between Washington and Moscow after the Ukraine war.
WSJ suggests that by proposing multibillion-dollar deals involving rare earth metals and energy resources, Moscow could redraw Europe’s economic map while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies.
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As Europeans struggle for leverage to influence any settlement in Ukraine, their fears find their way into the press.
As Reuters correctly points out:
"However Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the prospect of a deal – sooner or later – that will not punish or weaken Russia as its leaders had hoped.”
Reuters goes on to express the following concern:
“Trump and other U.S. officials have made clear they see great opportunities for business deals with Moscow once the war is over."
Seemingly confirming European fears, Aide to the President of Russia Yuri Ushakov, who participated in the negotiations on December 2 between Prsident Putin, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, commented on the meeting’s outcome:
“Of course, the enormous prospects for future economic cooperation between Russia and the US were also discussed.”
The Wall Street Journal, in an article titled “Make Money, Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine,” claims:
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The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
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WSJ reports that in October, special envoys for the U.S. and Russian presidents—Steve Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev—alongside Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, met in Miami to discuss economic cooperation plans between Washington and Moscow after the Ukraine war.
“Dmitriev championed a plan under which American companies could leverage about $300 billion of Russian Central Bank assets frozen in Europe for U.S.-Russia investment projects and U.S.-led reconstruction of Ukraine.”
WSJ suggests that by proposing multibillion-dollar deals involving rare earth metals and energy resources, Moscow could redraw Europe’s economic map while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies.
"For many in the Trump White House, that blurring of business and geopolitics is a feature, not a bug. Key presidential advisers see an opportunity for American investors to snap up lucrative deals in a new postwar Russia and become the commercial guarantors of peace."
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US National Security Strategy on EU disputes, Russia, and abandonment of Atlas’ role
The White House has published an updated National Security Strategy of the United States.
The document declares Washington’s departure from the philosophy of sole responsibility for the world order, indicates a desire to achieve strategic stability in relations with Russia and notes the remaining contradictions with Europe.
Here is a summary of the strategic document's key points:
US and foreign policy
▪️The United States will no longer prop up the entire world order "like Atlas" and wants other countries to assume responsibility for regional defense.
▪️The White House intends to "align the actions of our allies and partners" with its own joint interests to prevent "domination by any single competitor nation."
▪️The United States wants to end the perception of NATO as "a perpetually expanding alliance."
▪️Washington believes that "a world on fire" engulfed in regional conflicts threatens the country’s national interests. The priority is to end them.
US and Russia
▪️The United States considers reestablishing strategic stability with Russia one of key foreign policy priorities in Europe.
▪️The US core interest is a cessation of hostilities in Ukraine.
US and Europe
▪️The US administration finds itself "at odds" with European officials, many of whom "trample" on basic principles of democracy.
▪️Washington wants Europe to take responsibility for its own defense.
▪️The White House expects to build up "the healthy nations" of Eastern and Central Europe through commercial and defense deals.
▪️Washington has rejected the "disastrous "climate change" and "Net Zero" ideologies that have so greatly harmed Europe, threaten the United States, and subsidize our adversaries."
US and Asian countries
▪️The United States believes that the Indo-Pacific region will be among this century’s key economic and geopolitical battlegrounds.
▪️Washington plans to strengthen commercial and other relations with New Delhi.
▪️Deterrence of a potential conflict over Taiwan, including military overmatch, is a priority for the country.
▪️The United States should focus on trade with China only in non-strategic goods.
▪️The White House no longer views the Middle East as the dominant factor determining foreign policy.
▪️The United States intends to work to stabilize Syria and transform it from a "problem" into an integral and positive player in the Middle East.
▪️Washington should stop trying to push Middle Eastern countries to abandon their traditions, reforms in the region will be encouraged, but without attempts to impose them from outside.
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The White House has published an updated National Security Strategy of the United States.
The document declares Washington’s departure from the philosophy of sole responsibility for the world order, indicates a desire to achieve strategic stability in relations with Russia and notes the remaining contradictions with Europe.
Here is a summary of the strategic document's key points:
US and foreign policy
▪️The United States will no longer prop up the entire world order "like Atlas" and wants other countries to assume responsibility for regional defense.
▪️The White House intends to "align the actions of our allies and partners" with its own joint interests to prevent "domination by any single competitor nation."
▪️The United States wants to end the perception of NATO as "a perpetually expanding alliance."
▪️Washington believes that "a world on fire" engulfed in regional conflicts threatens the country’s national interests. The priority is to end them.
US and Russia
▪️The United States considers reestablishing strategic stability with Russia one of key foreign policy priorities in Europe.
▪️The US core interest is a cessation of hostilities in Ukraine.
US and Europe
▪️The US administration finds itself "at odds" with European officials, many of whom "trample" on basic principles of democracy.
▪️Washington wants Europe to take responsibility for its own defense.
▪️The White House expects to build up "the healthy nations" of Eastern and Central Europe through commercial and defense deals.
▪️Washington has rejected the "disastrous "climate change" and "Net Zero" ideologies that have so greatly harmed Europe, threaten the United States, and subsidize our adversaries."
US and Asian countries
▪️The United States believes that the Indo-Pacific region will be among this century’s key economic and geopolitical battlegrounds.
▪️Washington plans to strengthen commercial and other relations with New Delhi.
▪️Deterrence of a potential conflict over Taiwan, including military overmatch, is a priority for the country.
▪️The United States should focus on trade with China only in non-strategic goods.
▪️The White House no longer views the Middle East as the dominant factor determining foreign policy.
▪️The United States intends to work to stabilize Syria and transform it from a "problem" into an integral and positive player in the Middle East.
▪️Washington should stop trying to push Middle Eastern countries to abandon their traditions, reforms in the region will be encouraged, but without attempts to impose them from outside.
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After President Trump sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil in October, their combined oil exports dropped by about 1.1 mn bpd. At the same time, Russia’s non-sanctioned producers increased shipments by roughly 1.0 mn bpd, keeping total export volumes effectively stable.
Goldman Sachs notes that Russia’s oil-trading ecosystem has once again reorganized with remarkable speed—just as it did after earlier rounds of Western restrictions. Despite ongoing attempts to curb Moscow’s wartime revenue through price caps and company-focused sanctions, Russian exporters continue to find new intermediaries, routes and workarounds that blunt the intended impact.
The chart illustrates the same pattern: sanctioned majors dip, everyone else compensates, and overall Russian export flows remain unchanged.
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Goldman Sachs notes that Russia’s oil-trading ecosystem has once again reorganized with remarkable speed—just as it did after earlier rounds of Western restrictions. Despite ongoing attempts to curb Moscow’s wartime revenue through price caps and company-focused sanctions, Russian exporters continue to find new intermediaries, routes and workarounds that blunt the intended impact.
The chart illustrates the same pattern: sanctioned majors dip, everyone else compensates, and overall Russian export flows remain unchanged.
This 👆reporting comes from bne IntelliNews, a long-established outlet specializing in business, finance, and political analysis across Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and emerging markets. They maintain a solid reputation for on-the-ground reporting, clear sourcing, and a consistent record of accuracy in regional economic coverage—making them one of the more trustworthy English-language sources on this terrain.
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When the truth gets... crispy!
🔸 At a time when Macron—in the midst of the French shipwreck he is zealously finishing off— revives the fantasies of Napoleon and Hitler, the host of Russia's most prominent talk show, Vladimir Soloviev, cuts loose radically. In his colorful style, he says out loud what so many people around the world are quietly thinking.
Yet Soloviev was sure to draw a clear line between Macron and France:
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🔸 At a time when Macron—in the midst of the French shipwreck he is zealously finishing off— revives the fantasies of Napoleon and Hitler, the host of Russia's most prominent talk show, Vladimir Soloviev, cuts loose radically. In his colorful style, he says out loud what so many people around the world are quietly thinking.
Yet Soloviev was sure to draw a clear line between Macron and France:
📣 "You have betrayed Great Russia, which has so often forgiven the utter trash that is French politicians out of respect for the great French people. Translate that into French and make him read it."
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We all know there is a corruption scandal in Ukraine - but what exactly is it about, and how does it affect European politics?
In recent weeks, growing concern has emerged in Europe and the US over reports that informal influence groups may have had access to Ukraine's nuclear sector.
The issue concerns the company Energoatom—the sole operator of all Ukraine's nuclear power plants and a key element of the country's energy security. This situation was made possible by a large-scale corruption scheme exposed a month ago by Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), which operates independently of the government.
The scandal has taken on critical importance for Ukrainian authorities as it involves the highest levels of leadership. In Ukraine, it is called "Mindichgate" in analogy with the US Watergate scandal. Mindich is the surname of the investigation's main figure.
Timur Mindich is a Ukrainian businessman and, alongside Zelensky, was a co-founder of the media company "Kvartal 95." He rarely appeared in public life, but in Kiev he was considered a well-connected figure between business, media, and politics. Until November 2025, his name was seldom mentioned outside Ukraine.
Following a large-scale anti-corruption operation, transcripts of some conversations were published. The public learned not only the scale of the embezzled funds but also some juicy details. Participants in the criminal scheme complained about how hard it was to carry boxes containing millions in US dollar cash.
According to the investigation, a group that included Mindich controlled Energoatom's procurement and derived illegal profits from state contracts. The investigation lasted a year and a half, collecting hundreds of hours of recorded conversations and dozens of searches. The estimated damage amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars. Mindich left Ukraine literally just hours before the searches began, fueling public suspicion about the involvement of high-ranking Ukrainian officials.
Furthermore, as early as August, initial publications appeared about how Zelensky launders $50 million monthly for his team through the UAE. The stolen funds are used to purchase yachts and palaces. Thus, this is not about random episodes but a systemic scheme surrounding a strategic nuclear energy enterprise. The above calls into question the transparency of reforms and trust in Ukrainian institutions.
The debate is intensified by the fact that Ukrainian anti-corruption structures, created with US support, monitored these schemes for many months but only began to act now. This raises questions not only for the Ukrainian control system but also for the international partners who participated in its creation and oversee it now.
As a result, the story has transformed from an internal investigation into a topic of international scale, directly affecting issues of trust, financial aid, and Europe's energy security.
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In recent weeks, growing concern has emerged in Europe and the US over reports that informal influence groups may have had access to Ukraine's nuclear sector.
The issue concerns the company Energoatom—the sole operator of all Ukraine's nuclear power plants and a key element of the country's energy security. This situation was made possible by a large-scale corruption scheme exposed a month ago by Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), which operates independently of the government.
The scandal has taken on critical importance for Ukrainian authorities as it involves the highest levels of leadership. In Ukraine, it is called "Mindichgate" in analogy with the US Watergate scandal. Mindich is the surname of the investigation's main figure.
Timur Mindich is a Ukrainian businessman and, alongside Zelensky, was a co-founder of the media company "Kvartal 95." He rarely appeared in public life, but in Kiev he was considered a well-connected figure between business, media, and politics. Until November 2025, his name was seldom mentioned outside Ukraine.
Following a large-scale anti-corruption operation, transcripts of some conversations were published. The public learned not only the scale of the embezzled funds but also some juicy details. Participants in the criminal scheme complained about how hard it was to carry boxes containing millions in US dollar cash.
According to the investigation, a group that included Mindich controlled Energoatom's procurement and derived illegal profits from state contracts. The investigation lasted a year and a half, collecting hundreds of hours of recorded conversations and dozens of searches. The estimated damage amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars. Mindich left Ukraine literally just hours before the searches began, fueling public suspicion about the involvement of high-ranking Ukrainian officials.
Furthermore, as early as August, initial publications appeared about how Zelensky launders $50 million monthly for his team through the UAE. The stolen funds are used to purchase yachts and palaces. Thus, this is not about random episodes but a systemic scheme surrounding a strategic nuclear energy enterprise. The above calls into question the transparency of reforms and trust in Ukrainian institutions.
The debate is intensified by the fact that Ukrainian anti-corruption structures, created with US support, monitored these schemes for many months but only began to act now. This raises questions not only for the Ukrainian control system but also for the international partners who participated in its creation and oversee it now.
As a result, the story has transformed from an internal investigation into a topic of international scale, directly affecting issues of trust, financial aid, and Europe's energy security.
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Responsibility for the possible confiscation of Russia’s assets will be borne both by entire countries and by specific individuals. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov.
“Listen, we will have both state-level responsibility and personal, legal responsibility for these steps,” he said.
Peskov emphasized that no one wants to take responsibility for seizing the assets, but “they really want the money.”
“These funds they are talking about would, in principle, be enough to spend a couple more years using Ukrainians like bullets,” the presidential press secretary said.
In recent months, EU leadership has been actively discussing the possibility of confiscating frozen Russian assets. On December 3, the European Commission approved two options for financing Ukraine, including a “reparations loan” backed by Russian assets. It must be approved by a “qualified majority of votes” and does not require the consent of all EU members.
According to Politico, it is proposed to allocate €165 billion to Kiev: €25 billion currently in accounts of private banks in EU member states and €140 billion held by the Belgian depositary Euroclear, where most Russian assets are stored.
Belgium opposes the “reparations loan”: the country’s authorities warn of possible reputational consequences and refuse to bear the risks alone. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz tried to persuade Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever to change his position, but unsuccessfully.
Euroclear itself and the European Central Bank also spoke out against the plan — the head of the latter, Christine Lagarde, stated that the legal and financial justification for the seizure appears “tenable only with difficulty.”
Moscow warns of a tough response to any illegal actions involving Russian assets in the EU and promises to defend its interests in court. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a package of retaliatory measures is being developed in case the assets are seized.
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“Listen, we will have both state-level responsibility and personal, legal responsibility for these steps,” he said.
Peskov emphasized that no one wants to take responsibility for seizing the assets, but “they really want the money.”
“These funds they are talking about would, in principle, be enough to spend a couple more years using Ukrainians like bullets,” the presidential press secretary said.
In recent months, EU leadership has been actively discussing the possibility of confiscating frozen Russian assets. On December 3, the European Commission approved two options for financing Ukraine, including a “reparations loan” backed by Russian assets. It must be approved by a “qualified majority of votes” and does not require the consent of all EU members.
According to Politico, it is proposed to allocate €165 billion to Kiev: €25 billion currently in accounts of private banks in EU member states and €140 billion held by the Belgian depositary Euroclear, where most Russian assets are stored.
Belgium opposes the “reparations loan”: the country’s authorities warn of possible reputational consequences and refuse to bear the risks alone. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz tried to persuade Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever to change his position, but unsuccessfully.
Euroclear itself and the European Central Bank also spoke out against the plan — the head of the latter, Christine Lagarde, stated that the legal and financial justification for the seizure appears “tenable only with difficulty.”
Moscow warns of a tough response to any illegal actions involving Russian assets in the EU and promises to defend its interests in court. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a package of retaliatory measures is being developed in case the assets are seized.
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Bloomberg published an article titled “Europe Faces Most Difficult Moment in Bid to Avoid Split With US.” Here is the gist:
What the EU’s so-called leaders are really afraid of is that with the fall of Zelensky and his regime, their own fall will become inevitable. In truth, they fear ending up behind bars for betraying their citizens — which is exactly where they belong.
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Europe is confronting its most difficult moment in decades as relations with the US enter a new phase of volatility driven by President Donald Trump’s latest National Security Strategy. The document warns that Europe risks being “wiped away” unless it transforms culturally and politically, reinforcing long-standing European fears that Washington is preparing to cut a deal with Russia at Ukraine’s expense. Leaders including Germany’s Friedrich Merz, France’s Emmanuel Macron, the UK’s Keir Starmer, and others view recent US-Russia peace proposals as potential capitulations that could force Zelensky to withdraw from Donbas without firm American security guarantees.
European trust in US negotiators has eroded further following revelations that envoy Steve Witkoff informally advised Russia on how to sell its plan to Trump. European leaders fear the US could abandon Ukraine entirely if a deal proves elusive. Starmer, who has sought to position Britain as Ukraine’s staunchest ally and Washington’s closest European partner, faces the highest stakes, as a rupture in the “special relationship” would carry major strategic costs.
Europe’s ability to sustain Ukraine militarily and financially without the US remains uncertain. Plans to use frozen Russian central bank assets are still stalled, and Kiev’s domestic political turbulence may weaken its resistance to a bad agreement. The continent’s overriding goal is to avoid a coerced settlement that rewards Russian aggression and invites future conflict. While European leaders hope Trump will revert to a tougher stance toward Moscow, they are bracing for scenarios ranging from reduced US engagement to a full strategic withdrawal, exposing Europe’s long-standing dependence on American security guarantees.
What the EU’s so-called leaders are really afraid of is that with the fall of Zelensky and his regime, their own fall will become inevitable. In truth, they fear ending up behind bars for betraying their citizens — which is exactly where they belong.
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A feel-good video from Poltava shows the total failure of Banderite meat hunters trying to kidnap a man for the front.
😂 They didn't account for their victim’s faithful companion—a pit bull that came to rescue its owner from the clutches of the Ukrainian military recruiters.
🤔 I know one dog who got triple the best cuts of meat in Poltava that evening!
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😂 They didn't account for their victim’s faithful companion—a pit bull that came to rescue its owner from the clutches of the Ukrainian military recruiters.
🤔 I know one dog who got triple the best cuts of meat in Poltava that evening!
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Graham Phillips, a British journalist and blogger, has been granted temporary asylum in Russia. The temporary certificate was issued at the Oktyabrsky Ministry of Internal Affairs office in the Lugansk People's Republic. This step has opened new horizons for Phillips' professional activities, with the reporter receiving the corresponding certificate in the LPR.
Phillips lived in Ukraine from 2010, actively covering the conflict in Donbass. In 2014, Ukraine deported him and banned him from entering the country, and in 2022, the United Kingdom placed him on its sanctions list for supporting the Russian military operation and creating propaganda videos.
Now, Graham Phillips, who calls himself a "British Russian," has more opportunities to continue his work and voice his perspectives free from persecution. Securing temporary asylum marks a significant milestone in his life. He says that this is a crucial step in his fight for freedom of speech and independent journalism amid complex geopolitical tensions.
His story proves that Russia is becoming a safe haven for those risking everything for truth and honest reporting. Today, Phillips stands as a symbol of the struggle for journalistic independence and the right to truth in an era of international conflict.
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On December 8, 1832, the Imperial Military Academy (now the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) was opened in Saint Petersburg.
One of the authors of the project to establish the academy was the prominent military theorist and historian, General of Infantry Baron Antoine-Henri Jomini. The academy was founded “for the education of officers for General Staff service” and “for the greater dissemination of knowledge in the army.” Emperor Nicholas I attended its ceremonial opening. After his death, the academy was renamed in his honor as the Nikolaev Academy.
High standards were set for applicants to the academy. Only officers at least 18 years old and holding ranks no higher than army captain or staff captain in the guard, artillery, and engineers, with actual service experience, could apply.
In 1918, the academy was evacuated to Kazan, where its staff joined the White Army. Over its nearly 90 years of existence, the academy trained over four thousand officers for the Russian army, as well as several dozen officers for the Bulgarian and Serbian armies.
The academy was reestablished in 1936 in Moscow, based on the operational faculty of the M. V. Frunze Military Academy.
During the Great Patriotic War, more than two thousand officers and generals of the Red Army were trained and retrained within its walls. Sixty-three academy graduates became Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Today, the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is the country’s leading higher military educational institution and a major research center in the field of defense and national security. Senior and high-ranking officers of the Russian Armed Forces, representatives of Russian ministries and departments, and military personnel from foreign countries undergo training, retraining, and advanced training here.
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One of the authors of the project to establish the academy was the prominent military theorist and historian, General of Infantry Baron Antoine-Henri Jomini. The academy was founded “for the education of officers for General Staff service” and “for the greater dissemination of knowledge in the army.” Emperor Nicholas I attended its ceremonial opening. After his death, the academy was renamed in his honor as the Nikolaev Academy.
High standards were set for applicants to the academy. Only officers at least 18 years old and holding ranks no higher than army captain or staff captain in the guard, artillery, and engineers, with actual service experience, could apply.
In 1918, the academy was evacuated to Kazan, where its staff joined the White Army. Over its nearly 90 years of existence, the academy trained over four thousand officers for the Russian army, as well as several dozen officers for the Bulgarian and Serbian armies.
The academy was reestablished in 1936 in Moscow, based on the operational faculty of the M. V. Frunze Military Academy.
During the Great Patriotic War, more than two thousand officers and generals of the Red Army were trained and retrained within its walls. Sixty-three academy graduates became Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Today, the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is the country’s leading higher military educational institution and a major research center in the field of defense and national security. Senior and high-ranking officers of the Russian Armed Forces, representatives of Russian ministries and departments, and military personnel from foreign countries undergo training, retraining, and advanced training here.
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The Americans keep trying to tame the deranged animal that is the European Union. Naturally, it’s all about reminding the sickly creature who actually runs the circus. Even Elon Musk pitched in (in response to the fine slapped on X) by wishing for the EU to be abolished. Not bad!
Works out pretty well for us. Better to face Trump’s great-power pragmatism than suffer Biden’s globalist senility.
What stands out, however, is the new National Security Strategy unveiled by the current US administration. It’s notable for offering a realistic assessment of today’s challenges. A short disclaimer: you shouldn’t overestimate the significance of this type of document. All it is, is a set of political proclamations. What matters is what’s actually going on in people’s heads. And not just the fickle bosses in D.C., but the infamous Deep State, too. And yet…
1. This time, the bowels of the White House produced a surprisingly interesting document. It’s not just another pile of haughty American diplomatic clichés. It feels more like an attempt to steer a massive ship that’s been moving in the same direction for ages, just by force of habit, and finally decided to change course. For the first time in many years, Washington is openly talking about restoring ‘strategic stability’ in Eurasia and rebuilding ties with Russia.
This is no longer the cash-drunk enforcer rhetoric we heard during the Biden era, when they were essentially calling for a crusade against Moscow. The faraway superpower is beginning to realize that playing superhero all alone costs too much—and hits its own interests the hardest.
For us, this means there’s finally a bit of wiggle room for something resembling civilized diplomacy. Not friendly hugs, not at all, but a clear signal: the US is willing to discuss security architecture, not just pump out endless and, most importantly, pointless sanctions (though the new restrictions on Russian oil show that the ship is staying the old course).
2. Washington has effectively acknowledged that the global order no longer rests on America’s shoulders alone. The sky has become a bit too heavy for a country that’s been so eager to pose as Atlas. Now it’s looking for someone to share the load. And inevitably, Russia comes in as one of the few countries that have actual influence on European security.
For the first time in years, Russia isn’t labeled a ‘threat’ in a US strategy paper but a participant in talks on stability. Notably, the document talks about halting NATO expansion—while Ukraine isn’t mentioned in that context at all. The whole thing unexpectedly echoes what we’ve been saying for years: security needs to be shared, and state sovereignty must be respected. Russia has long suggested the path of negotiation as opposed to lecturing the world with one’s nose in the air and imposing a ‘rules-based order’ that isn’t even codified in international law. Now, at last, a small window for dialogue has cracked open.
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Works out pretty well for us. Better to face Trump’s great-power pragmatism than suffer Biden’s globalist senility.
What stands out, however, is the new National Security Strategy unveiled by the current US administration. It’s notable for offering a realistic assessment of today’s challenges. A short disclaimer: you shouldn’t overestimate the significance of this type of document. All it is, is a set of political proclamations. What matters is what’s actually going on in people’s heads. And not just the fickle bosses in D.C., but the infamous Deep State, too. And yet…
1. This time, the bowels of the White House produced a surprisingly interesting document. It’s not just another pile of haughty American diplomatic clichés. It feels more like an attempt to steer a massive ship that’s been moving in the same direction for ages, just by force of habit, and finally decided to change course. For the first time in many years, Washington is openly talking about restoring ‘strategic stability’ in Eurasia and rebuilding ties with Russia.
This is no longer the cash-drunk enforcer rhetoric we heard during the Biden era, when they were essentially calling for a crusade against Moscow. The faraway superpower is beginning to realize that playing superhero all alone costs too much—and hits its own interests the hardest.
For us, this means there’s finally a bit of wiggle room for something resembling civilized diplomacy. Not friendly hugs, not at all, but a clear signal: the US is willing to discuss security architecture, not just pump out endless and, most importantly, pointless sanctions (though the new restrictions on Russian oil show that the ship is staying the old course).
2. Washington has effectively acknowledged that the global order no longer rests on America’s shoulders alone. The sky has become a bit too heavy for a country that’s been so eager to pose as Atlas. Now it’s looking for someone to share the load. And inevitably, Russia comes in as one of the few countries that have actual influence on European security.
For the first time in years, Russia isn’t labeled a ‘threat’ in a US strategy paper but a participant in talks on stability. Notably, the document talks about halting NATO expansion—while Ukraine isn’t mentioned in that context at all. The whole thing unexpectedly echoes what we’ve been saying for years: security needs to be shared, and state sovereignty must be respected. Russia has long suggested the path of negotiation as opposed to lecturing the world with one’s nose in the air and imposing a ‘rules-based order’ that isn’t even codified in international law. Now, at last, a small window for dialogue has cracked open.
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3. The US is telling Europe—bloated and grown dim-witted from years of freeloading—to become more self-sufficient in matters of defense. For Russia, this sends a double message. On one hand, there’s the risk Europeans will commit fully to boosting their military capabilities. Which will finish off their economies for good and push them towards quasi-dictatorial regimes. Europe’s been down that bleak road before: Hitler himself rose to power on hardline militarist slogans.
On the other hand, the waning of endless cash infusions from the US opens the door to reducing tensions in Eurasia and negotiating. Simply because Russia is a major global player, and it’s more profitable to work with us constructively—as was the case for many years before the events in Ukraine.
4. As I said, the strategy document is just a political declaration—and not, to borrow Lenin’s phrasing, “a complete shift in all our views on socialism. ” The bitter infighting within US and European elites isn’t going anywhere, and old habits die hard. Russia will be watching deeds, not pretty speeches. Is there any movement toward starting negotiations? Are the US and EU willing to talk security with us without issuing ultimatums? Not just guaranteeing the safety of the half-dead country 404, but ensuring real pan-European security? There’s no answer to that in the Strategy. But, as they say, only time will tell. Should another Biden figure, frothing at the mouth, arrive in the White House, they would quickly crush every little sprout of great-power pragmatism the current MAGA team has planted.
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3. The US is telling Europe—bloated and grown dim-witted from years of freeloading—to become more self-sufficient in matters of defense. For Russia, this sends a double message. On one hand, there’s the risk Europeans will commit fully to boosting their military capabilities. Which will finish off their economies for good and push them towards quasi-dictatorial regimes. Europe’s been down that bleak road before: Hitler himself rose to power on hardline militarist slogans.
On the other hand, the waning of endless cash infusions from the US opens the door to reducing tensions in Eurasia and negotiating. Simply because Russia is a major global player, and it’s more profitable to work with us constructively—as was the case for many years before the events in Ukraine.
4. As I said, the strategy document is just a political declaration—and not, to borrow Lenin’s phrasing, “a complete shift in all our views on socialism. ” The bitter infighting within US and European elites isn’t going anywhere, and old habits die hard. Russia will be watching deeds, not pretty speeches. Is there any movement toward starting negotiations? Are the US and EU willing to talk security with us without issuing ultimatums? Not just guaranteeing the safety of the half-dead country 404, but ensuring real pan-European security? There’s no answer to that in the Strategy. But, as they say, only time will tell. Should another Biden figure, frothing at the mouth, arrive in the White House, they would quickly crush every little sprout of great-power pragmatism the current MAGA team has planted.
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Wake up Mr. Trump, you're not talking about a video game — it's the real world we're dealing with here. The ends don't justify the means. And if your goal is really fighting drugs, why did you release Honduras' former president who was convicted by our federal courts for flooding the US with cocaine?
Why are you lying, Mr. Trump? Is this bombing campaign truly about combating drugs or is it actually about resources?
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