The Kremlin on Tuesday denied a claim from President Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “no problem” with the idea of the deployment of European troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force under a future peace deal.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov referred to previous comments from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov when asked about the issue. “There is a position on this matter that was expressed by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. I have nothing to add to this and nothing to comment on,” Peskov said.
After meeting with US officials in Saudi Arabia last week, Lavrov said the idea of troops from NATO countries being deployed to Ukraine was “unacceptable” to Russia.
Russia’s envoy to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, has previously suggested that Moscow might be open to the idea of a UN peacekeeping force being sent to Ukraine.
“Peacekeepers cannot operate without a mandate from the UN Security Council. Otherwise, any foreign military contingents sent into the combat zone will be regarded as ordinary combatants under international law and a legitimate military target for our armed forces,” Nebenzia said on February 10.
Despite Russia’s clear opposition to the idea of European countries sending troops to Ukraine, the UK and France continue to push for the deployment and reportedly want the US to back it with the threat of its air power in eastern Europe.
Seems that Zelensky cave to the outlandish US demands for all its mineral resources: https://www.rt.com/news/613306-kiev-trump-mineral-deal/
What does Ukraine get in exchange? Nothing at all. Let's the loot of Europe continue, yeeeeha!
Since most of the valuable mineral deposits are in either Russian-held territory or in territory that it will control soon any "agreement" between US corporations and the Ukrainian government about mining is going to be meaningless.
There are many deposits west of the Dniepr. Look it up.
(For the internet address RT you probably need a server in Russia using a VPN.)
https://www.rt.com/russia/613300-kremlin-trump-nato-troops-ukraine/
https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2025/02/25/7205824/ Kremlin denies Trump’s claim that Putin agreed to European peacekeepers in Ukraine
https://tass.com/politics/1918501 Russia praises US resolution at UNSC as ‘starting point’ for Ukrainian settlement — envoy
https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2025/02/25/7205831/ Rubio explains why US voted against UN resolution condemning Russian aggression
https://tass.com/politics/1918991 Militarizing Europe has no right to take part in talks on Ukraine — foreign ministry
https://www.ifw-kiel.de/publications/news/europe-would-have-to-mobilize-300000-soldiers-to-defend-itself-against-russia-without-the-usa/
https://ecfr.eu/article/how-to-prevent-the-next-war-in-europe-a-five-point-plan/
Not if you live in the US.
In Europe you do need a VPN. It is not like Vance's speech in Munchen was without substance.
Another lie from Trump…!
Have we hit triple digits yet since Inauguration ? We must have.
You know the fact checking websites seem to disappear…! I guess they got used to his constant lies…!
Or they got disgusted listening to him. I imagine there's probably a bunch of former fact-checkers in therapy now.
Lying would require that he realize he is lying.
https://sonar21.com/trump-reins-in-europe-and-israel-while-daniel-levy-shines-before-the-unsc/
One senses Zelensky is attempting to extend his life while delaying his successor's opportunity to negotiate the 'finer points.'
NATO, the EU, the UK, Ukraine, and Washington deem it necessary to discuss the improbable mineral pacts while intentionally extending the conflict. Russia's President Vladimir Putin has proffered joint Russia-US ventures, which are integral to a final peace agreement, but that seems problematic for obvious (Zelensky) reasons.
The Russians 'anxiously' want to terminate the conflict, but the bad guys–Washington and the EU–won't acquiesce.
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-22625-putin-plays-peacemaker
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/25/russia-denies-follow-up-talks-with-us-officials-in-saudi-arabia-a88163
The talks will begin anew in Istanbul tomorrow.
https://www.reuters.com/world/kremlin-says-russia-us-are-preparing-more-talks-2025-02-26/
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-not-on-agenda-in-next-us-russia-talks-state-department-says/
Sure, but since Russian officials have openly call the US "agreement incapable" it seems like they're just following the forms with no expectation that anything real will come of them. Officials from both Germany and England have acknowledged that the Minsk Agreements were just approved to give the US time to pour arms into Ukraine.
I'm not expecting the Russians to broach a ceasefire initiative.
The war continues with Ukrainian casualties averaging over 1,000 per day.
https://mskvremya.ru/article/2023/1520-poteri-ukrainy-za-vremya-spetsoperatsii
I think Randall G. Holcombe has it right:
"President Trump wants a personal victory in that dispute, and for him, a victory would be the end of the war. It matters little to him whether the war ends with Russia pulling out and leaving Ukraine with its old boundaries, or with Russia taking full control of Ukraine, or something in between. He isn’t taking Russia’s side, or Ukraine’s side. He wants a win for himself."
https://blog.independent.org/2025/02/26/president-trumps-ukraine-policy-art-deal
Caitlin Johnstone
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/anyone-who-wants-the-ukraine-war
These histrionics are as ridiculous as they are depraved. Obviously the war in Ukraine needs to end. Polls say Ukrainians themselves want the war to end. If you want Ukrainians to keep dying in this war against the will of the Ukrainians themselves while you sit safe at home eating snacks and posting on the internet, you’re a monster. . .
But of course we all know they won’t. None of the government officials, empire managers, career politicians, pundits and think tank swamp monsters who helped steer Ukraine into the inferno will suffer any consequences of any kind for their atrocities. Nobody will even lose their career.
And what’s worse is knowing that most of them will re-emerge like zombies from the grave to help manufacture support for the next imperial bloodbath. Many of the same people who drummed up support for the war in Ukraine were responsible for helping to destroy Iraq, when they should have been languishing in a prison cell at The Hague this entire time.
We are ruled by the worst among us. Our world will never know peace as long as these freaks are at the steering wheel.
Trump will never be able to control his mouth. Never.