Talks in Geneva between representatives of the U.S., Russia and Ukraine broke off within two hours earlier today, as Russia continues to propose unacceptable demands on Ukraine, and as the Malignant Fascist puts pressure on Ukraine to cave to Russia, rather than pressure the aggressor Russia. From the Associated Press:
"The negotiations in Switzerland were the third round of direct talks organized by the U.S., after meetings earlier this year in Abu Dhabi that officials described as constructive but which also made no major headway. Expectations for significant progress in Geneva were low.
'The negotiations were not easy,' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after the talks broke up and he spoke briefly by phone from Kyiv with his negotiating team.
He earlier accused Russia of 'trying to drag out negotiations' while it presses on with its invasion — an accusation he and European leaders have repeatedly made in the past."
The U.S. team, led by pro-Russian real estate developer and MF golfing buddy Steve "Witless" Witkoff, has been in Moscow several times for talks, but have not been to Ukraine to assess the situation there. Our main European allies met separately with the U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators to emphasize that Russia's invasion was also a threat to them, and any peace agreement had to have their buy in, something the MF surely will reject especially if Russian thug Putin insists.
Putin's maximalist demands haven't changed in the nearly 4 years since their invasion of Ukraine: no NATO membership, a reduction in Ukraine's armed forces, ceding the entire Donbas region to Russia, and more.
(photo: If I put enough pressure on Ukraine to capitulate, will you give me a share of your oil revenues?)
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