Quote from: Argoo on March 19, 2025, 07:43:10 AM

The war in Ukraine cannot end without the participation of Ukraine and Europe, unless, of course, Russia withdraws its occupation troops from Ukrainian territory. All other conditions for ending the war will require the consent of Ukraine and the EU, regardless of what Trump and Putin agree on.

According to media reports, Trump was very disappointed with the telephone conversation with Putin. That is why he refused to hold a press conference, since there is nothing victorious to report. Trump hoped that Putin would agree to a full-fledged ceasefire for 30 days, which Ukraine and the United States proposed, but Putin only agreed to a ceasefire on energy infrastructure facilities, but in this case he demands that Ukraine stop mobilizing and rearming the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Moreover, this means stopping any military supplies and the transfer of intelligence.

In other words, Putin refused to stop hostilities for 30 days and, as always, at the same time puts forward demands that Ukraine cannot fulfill.

The US predicts further negotiations between representatives of the parties on March 23 in Jeddah, but so far there is no end to the war in Ukraine in sight. Today, Russia attacked Ukraine with 6 missiles and 145 drones, Ukraine, in turn, hit another oil refinery in the city of Kropotkin in the Krasnodar region of Russia.

I'm afraid so. Europe will end up defending Ukraine against Russia. My guess is that EU countries will arm Ukraine with nuclear weapons to establish peace between the two countries. Putting some sort of "peacekeepers" will ensure a ceasefire deal will be long-lasting. It's the only solution to help end this mess.

If nothing is done, Russia's Vladimir Putin will continue to escalate the situation until it invades other countries which were once part of the Soviet Union (Georgia, the Baltic States, Finland, etc). The world doesn't want to see another USSR in the future. I hope President Trump settles a deal between Russia and Ukraine before Europe does. Otherwise, it will mark the end of the USA as the world's leading superpower. For the world economy to recover, there must be no wars of any kind. Let's see what happens in the future. Just my two sats. Grin