“Peace talks” after flooding the battlefield with weapons.
Years of “Ukraine must win at all costs,” unlimited arms shipments, blank checks, endless escalation.
Now, suddenly:
“Good and very productive call” with Putin.
“Let’s talk peace.”
Press invited for the photo-op at Mar-a-Lago.
Peace becomes urgent only when the political costs finally land at home.
Public narrative: “Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.” “Ukraine is sovereign.”
Reality: Putin gets the hour-long call. Zelenskyy gets the follow-up meeting.
Sovereign… until the great powers broker the deal over your head.
Demonize Putin for years: “War criminal.” “International pariah.” “No negotiations with dictators.”
Then, privately: “Excellent call.” “He wants peace too.”
Villains remain villains only until they become useful again.
Arms dealers repositioning as peacemakers.
Record profits: US and European defense stocks hitting all-time highs throughout the proxy war.
Weapons flowed nonstop. The conflict fully monetized.
Now the pivot: “Enough bloodshed. Time for peace.”
They sold the gasoline, lit the fire, then offer to sell the extinguisher.
“Rules-based international order” – rules that bend depending on the ZIP code.
Russia invades: “Unprovoked aggression.” “Violation of sovereignty.”
Allies do elsewhere:“Complex.” “Self-defense.”
International law enforced selectively–like a gym membership you only use when convenient.
Press invited=all optics,little substance.
If this were serious diplomacy: lquiet back channels, no leaks.
Instead: Truth Social posts,cameras rolling,personal branding.
Peace is being marketed and spun,not genuinely negotiated.
The common people pay the real price –not the dealmakers.
Lost lives,lost land,lost generation, shattered economy.
Politicians flip narratives with elections.
Defense conglomerates cash out massive gains.
The bill falls on ordinary Ukrainians and Russians– never on the architects and profiteers of the war.
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