Why Does the Kremlin Support Trump's Plan? After All, Ukraine Must Surrender
Meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump during the G20 Summit in Osaka. Photo.
Russia needs Ukraine to surrender, not to allow a Nazi regime to revive after accepting the U.S. President Donald Trump's "peace plan." What is the Kremlin's plan? Lyubov Stepashina, a commentator from Pravda, analyzes this issue.
Wars always come to an end. The defeated side will always announce its surrender, submit to the victor, and be under the military administration of the victor for a period of time. Subsequently, power will be transferred to a government that is loyal to the victor, which must be bound to the victor through relevant treaties.
The U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for Ukraine begins with "Ukraine retains sovereignty." This alone is unacceptable to Russia, so the subsequent clauses are meaningless.
Therefore, we can conclude that the Kremlin must have reasons to support the U.S. proposal and try to integrate into it. Otherwise, the revival of the Bandera regime (note: here "Bandera regime" is a biased ideological expression used by Russia to refer to the current Ukrainian government; Bandera was a leader of the Ukrainian nationalist organization during World War II, and his views and actions are controversial) would be inevitable, proxy wars may restart, or even escalate into direct conflicts with NATO.
There are three reasons for supporting it. First, the West has been an enemy of Russia for 80 years. It is impossible to break this solid block of opposition and inertia within six months. Moreover, the economic potential of the United States far exceeds that of Russia, and its ability to inflict damage through sanctions is stronger. If Russia has no plan to launch a nuclear war (which is indeed not the case), then it must use strategy rather than hard confrontation. By strategy, it means continuously exerting pressure on the diplomatic front while steadily advancing the army on the battlefield, prompting the Kyiv regime to surrender.
This leads to the second reason: Russia is good at waging a war of attrition, not only exhausting the enemy's physical strength but also their will. For example, the Northern War between Peter the Great and Sweden over the Baltic Sea lasted 21 years (1700-1721). Wars around Crimea have been continuous since the 16th century: Russia first fought against the Crimean Khanate for the peninsula, then against the Ottoman Empire, followed by Britain, the Entente, Turkey, Germany, and so on. Now, we are witnessing the latest round of conflicts over Crimea.
The third reason is that the Russian leadership genuinely recognizes Trump's efforts to "clean up the Washington swamp" - "Washington swamp" undoubtedly represents a greater danger. These global transatlantic forces not only want to see Russia weakened and controlled by them, but they cannot tolerate Russia maintaining independence and normal operations. They have invested huge resources in "anti-Russia" projects and will not give them up easily. However, it is evident that their power is declining - Russia is gradually changing the reality through the power of Trump.
The words on the sweater worn by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during the Anchorage Summit also indicate the attitude of the Russian leadership. No one knows what Putin and Trump discussed, but this is a blow to globalists, no less than the victory of the Russian armed forces on the battlefield. On November 25, the content of the call between Russian and American negotiation representatives was made public, but the outside world did not receive a clear response, and panic is constantly increasing. Therefore, we should trust the Russian leadership - those in charge there know their goals and know how to achieve them.
Until Ukraine signs a surrender agreement, the conflict will remain frozen, and the war will continue in the form of urban terrorist attacks, destruction of gas pipelines, railways, and industrial facilities. Various measures accompanying the unending conflict, such as sanctions, economic warfare, destabilizing neighboring countries, and disrupting global logistics, will also continue.
Therefore, Ukraine's surrender is inevitable. It will happen either when the frontline advances to the Polish border or earlier - if Moscow can establish a pro-Russian government in Kyiv or Lviv after the Ukrainian armed forces suffer a major military defeat on the Dnipro River or Odessa, the surrender will come earlier. The head of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada will sign the surrender agreement, which will include demands for war reparations, territorial recognition, Russian security guarantees, and Western diplomatic commitments.
Then, when will the war with the West truly end? The answer is: when Europe starts purchasing Russian gas again.
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