RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 06.12.2023
RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 06.12.2023
Including geopolitical issues affecting the balance of power in the ongoing end game war to establish our common future, a closely monitored prison planet or tolerance for diverse modes of governance.
THE ROAD TO THE ULTIMATE CONCLUSION OF WORLD WAR III RUNS THROUGH HERE.
*** THE UKRAINIAN REGIME IS APPROACHING CERTAIN DEFEAT ***
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“Ukraine. What is the truth...?
Why won’t western media tell both sides…?”
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VIRTUALLY UNREPORTED ATROCITY IN LUGANSK, 2nd JUNE 2014
A lot has been said about atrocities in the western media claimed to have been perpetrated by the Russians, for example at Bucha and Mariupol among others. These assertions are conveyed on the say so of the Ukrainian authorities. How willing though are western news broadcasters to convey atrocities attributed to the Ukrainians? The following will I think provide the answer.
If anyone wonders if they are receiving accurate coverage of the conflict in Ukraine I would suggest watching the video below of an event which occurred on the 2nd of June 2014 and ask themselves if they recall hearing about it on any mainstream media news channel at the time.
The video is harrowing to watch. The bodies (five women and three men) are real. Yet across western media there was only one single news report that occurred a day later. This was from CNN and occurred only because a CNN team happened to be nearby at the time of the atrocity and so the network could hardly ignore it as all others so obviously did.
The video below shows the unvarnished truth that was not considered newsworthy in western mainstream news.
THE SINGLE WESTERN MSM REPORT ON THE LUGANSK ATROCITY, 3rd JUNE 2014
The video at the CNN link below is the crime scene sanitised by CNN, though played straight with honest reporting on the scene not playing things to Kiev’s tune.
(There was a time early in the war in the Donbass when CNN were not afraid to contradict the Ukrainian regime in Kiev.) Watch, because it's the first and last time you will see this.
5 women and 3 men died, all civilians.
Air attack on pro-Russian separatists in Luhansk kills 8, stuns residents.
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Lead feature:
ALEXANDER MERCOURIS of THE DURAN
Ukraine Endgame: Congress: No Funds, Zaluzhny Refuses Resign; Ukr Defences Crumble; Putin in UAE.
ALEX CHRISTOFOROU of THE DURAN
Elensky cancels Senate, walk & talk Kiev. Germany not UKR ally. Ursula warns Xi, we have tools. U/1
THE DURAN - ALEX CHRISTOFOROU & ALEXANDER MERCOURIS
Strategic defeat in Israel for Biden White House.
DANNY HAIPHONG
Ukraine is COLLAPSING as Russia Storms Avdeyevka ft. The Duran.
RUSSIAN NEWS
Crisis phenomena in global politics are growing! Regional conflicts are escalating! Russia, Putin.
Russia prevented the construction of a US military base on the Black Sea! Lavrov, Ukraine, OSCE.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - TONY SHAFFER
How the US Lost Ukraine.
FIRSTPOST
Russia Signs Declaration with Iran to Override Fresh US Sanctions.
BREAKING POINTS
Biden SNUBBED As MBS Meets With Putin.
LEVAN GUDADZE
Ukraine lost over 1000 troops, two Su-25 attack aircraft and a MiG-29 fighter in the last 24 hours...
Zelensky vs Washington, No Money- Weapons for Ukraine, Israel Escalates, Europe overpaid 185 Billion.
GARLAND NIXON
END OF THE LINE - THE LAST WEEKS OF UKRAINE.
THE HILL
Zelensky DROPS OUT From Call With US Senators; Tucker Carlson Decries CORRUPTION in Ukraine.
EMIL COSMAN - UKRAINE/RUSSIA
The REASON why Republicans walked out of Zelensky briefing in the Senate. Disgusting politics.
Russia declares F-16s are “Nuclear Threat” to Russia, NATO warplanes "Legitimate Targets."
Zelensky critic found dead with a stab wound to his head. Who did it? Putin?
Videos-Armed Russian fighter jets + Putin land in UAE.Greeted with "Dear Friend" Putin by UAE Leader.
Putin "snubs" British Ambassador, keeps him at 70ft distance.
Big Change in Ukraine Media reporting the War. Ukrainian Army refuses to fight, retreated?
Marinka falls. Russian troops seize/control most of Marinka. UK intelligence/Maps.
These Two People make ALL decisions in Ukraine. "One-man show" or two-men show? Klitschko discloses.
Game over for Zelensky? Zelensky abruptly cancels call with US Senate. US dropped him?
Ukraine's 1st talks about dismissing Gen. Zaluzhny. Ukraine Civil war could start at any moment.
ANDREI MARTYANOV
WaPo GIGO.
RUSSIAN NEWS
Zakharova told what happened at the OSCE summit! Russia, Lavrov, Skopje.
RADIO INTERNATIONAL BELARUS - Международное радио "Беларусь".
Maidan-3 in Ukraine: is Zelensky in danger of revolution? (Katusha’s Rationale // Main Air).
MARKOV SPEAKS ENGLISH! The appeal to the western politicians to HEAR us /Political Stand Up.
American elite profits at expense of Ukraine | How Ukraine is being tricked.
THROUGH THE EYES OF... ANIA
ANDREI MARTYANOV AND SCOTT RITTER "WHAT SURPRISED RUSSIA THE MOST ABOUT SMO'S UNFOLDMENT?"
Polish carries protest on the border with Ukraine continues.When the vote for Morawiecki take place?
GLENN DIESEN
Russia returns to the Middle East: Putin to visit Saudi Arabia and UAE, and hosting Iran in Moscow.
HINDUSTAN TIMES - UKRAINE/RUSSIA
Zelensky Cancels U.S. Senate Briefing Last Minute; Ugly War Of Words Over Ukraine War Funding.
German Leader Fooled By Russian Comedians, Reveals Ukraine Wants To Make Money By... | Vovan-Lexus.
DEEP WEAPONS
Russia uses TOR-M2 systems to Protect the Frontline of Russian Forces in Ukraine - UK Intelligence.
MIDDLE EAST EYE
American journalist Abby Martin explains why Israel is targeting journalists in Gaza.
GEORGE GALLOWAY
Jiggery wokery.
ANTIWAR NEWS WITH DAVE DECAMP
Poll: Most Americans Want Permanent Gaza Ceasefire, Kiev Mayor: Zelensky Is Authoritarian, and More.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - LARRY JOHNSON (EX-CIA)
NATO admits Ukraine is on the Brink.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - COLONEL KAREN KWIATKOWSKI
The Fools On Capitol Hill - Washington is run by Israel’s proxies.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - MATTHEW HOH
Matt Hoh: Reacts to statement by NSC Spokesman, John Kirby.
Is Israel targeting journalists?
COLONEL KAREN KWITKOWSKI
On the Path to Self-Destruction.
THE GRAYZONE
When the Lie's So Big - The Grayzone live.
KIM IVERSEN
Jake Tapper Holds Israel's Feet To The Fire While Blinken Sanctions West Bank Settlers.
BREAKING POINTS
CNN Host CONFRONTS Israel Rep On Gaza Civilian Deaths.
GEOPOLITICAL TRENDS
Qatar's Ultimatum to Israel: Cease Atrocities or Armament for Hamas?
KATIE HALPER
How To See Through Israel's Propaganda With Mouin Rabbani & Ahmed Twaij.
THE REAL NEWS NETWORK
One East Palestine family's story of the Norfolk Southern train disaster | Working People.
HINDUSTAN TIMES - ISRAEL/HAMAS
Houthis 'Fire' Long-Range Missile Towards Israel; Fresh Clashes In Red Sea Amid Tensions | Watch:
Al Qassam Snipers Locate, Fire At Israeli Troops In Gaza Hellscape Khan Younis | Watch:
Al-Qassam Kills Israeli Commander, Another Soldier In Gaza; Death Toll Crosses 400 | Watch:
KIM IVERSEN
The United States Congress Has SOLD OUT To The Israel Lobby.
MIDDLE EAST EYE
UN: ‘Situation in Gaza is apocalyptic for Palestinians.’
Spanish politician breaks down Israel’s propaganda tactics.
Israeli forces opened fire on an ambulance crew and civilians in Gaza.
DECLASSIFIED UK
How the Israel Lobby Captured British Policy on Palestine.
NOVARA MEDIA
Qatari Emir Accuses Israel Of Genocide | #NovaraLIVE
Netanyahu Advisor Blames Dead Family Of CNN Producer.
REVOLUTIONARY BLACKOUT
Israel Threatens the World Health Organization!
COMMUNITY CHURCH OF BOSTON
The Israeli Genocide of Gaza; featuring Prof. Sami Al-Arian.
AJ+
Why It’s Not The “Israel-Hamas War”.
THE JIMMY DORE SHOW
UNBELIEVABLE : Jackson Hinkle DESTROYS Zionist British Hosts!
MINTPRESS NEWS
Immortal Technique On Gaza And The Hip Hop Industry.
FIRSTPOST
China Accords Diplomatic Recognition to Taliban Government in Afghanistan.
ASIAN QUICKTAKE
US Oil Surge Challenges Petrodollar, China's Bold Move and Saudi Arabia's Counterplay.
ACTIVISM MUNICH
Die unerzählte Geschichte Palästinas & Israels - Abby Martin.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
GEOFFREY ROBERTS
Putin wants Peace.
Article from Russia Today (RT) - 6th December 2023:
Fyodor Lukyanov: Here’s the grave diplomatic mistake Ukraine will eventually regret.
Kiev rejected “Finlandisation,” but it was almost certainly a better deal than the one it will get now.
Last week’s statements by David Arakhamia – who took part in the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations to end the armed conflict a year and a half ago – have caused a stir. The leader of Ukraine’s parliament only said what had been uttered by others before, but his input, for the first time, delivered official confirmation from Kiev.
Firstly, he admitted that the main issue at that time was military and political security – the guaranteed neutral status of Ukraine. As we know from the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin (during a meeting with an African delegation in June), those present also talked about specific parameters for limiting Ukraine's military potential. Secondly, Arakhamia reported on the position of then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who, either on his own initiative or on behalf of the “collective West,” was in favor of continuing the war to a victorious conclusion.
We will refrain from making a political assessment of the decisions taken by the Ukrainian leadership. What is more interesting is the substantive side of the negotiations, which we can now assess more fully.
A month and a half or two months after the start of hostilities, Ukraine was offered what the more moderate Western commenters suggested in 2014, after the beginning of the acute crisis around Donbass – ‘Finlandisation’. In other words, a guarantee of the country’s security and independence in exchange for written down restrictions on its military and political status. An example of this was the agreements between the USSR and Finland after the Second World War, when Helsinki retained its sovereignty and almost complete independence (and also gained trade and economic preferences), and voluntarily agreed to stay away from Western alliances. In the second half of the 1940s, this arrangement was seen as a great achievement for Finland, since the alternative was to incorporate the country into the Soviet sphere of influence, with all the consequences that would entail. Such as the establishment of a “people's democracy” and strict adherence to the USSR’s foreign policy.
In the last decade, very few people were ready to discuss such a model in relation to Ukraine. They were pretty much followers of the school of realism in international relations (the late Henry Kissinger was considered its personification), but believers by no means included all of them. Some of those who believe in the balance of power, in principle, did not consider it necessary to apply the approach in this case. After all, Russia was considered too inferior to the West’s total potential to seriously take its military-strategic interests into account.
Most Western politicians and strategists now adhere to a completely different ideology: Balance of power and geopolitical compromises are a legacy of the past and only ideological categories are relevant today. In their thinking, the “free world” prevails over the “unfree,” and that’s it. So, the West’s general post-Cold War line has not changed – to expand its own military-political institutions regardless of anyone’s objections.
It should be noted that these discussions on security systems were conducted mainly in the West, especially in the United States. In fact, in the Ukrainian political and public sphere, where stakeholders should have been the most interested in a good outcome, there was almost no debate. There was a clear and unchanging policy from the very beginning of independence for maximum separation from Russia, and it received direct approval and support from the West. The alternative was a much more flexible and amorphous concept (which for some reason was considered “pro-Russian”), the essence of which (real, not declared) was reduced to constant maneuvering and the evasion of any obligations – whether proposed or even already agreed upon.
For those in the first camp, “Finlandisation” remained unacceptable, as it would have acted as a brake on distancing from Russia and rapprochement with the West. And the adherents of the second viewpoint were not really suitable as interlocutors, since this model still envisages rigid compliance with the agreed parameters. The task of the “flexible” forces was to prevent any rigidity of commitments or to get out of them at the first opportunity. In general, the peculiarity of Ukrainian political culture, which regards all agreements as intermediate rather than final, has left a noticeable mark on the entire history of country since the end of the USSR. And, at the very least, it has contributed to the sad state of affairs that we have to face today.
It seems that under the conditions of the ongoing hostilities, in which both sides (but the Ukrainian side to a greater extent) have suffered major casualties, the “Finnish” variant should have attracted more and practical attention. However, the two phenomena described above interacted here. On the Western side – the inadmissibility of revising the results of the Cold War, i.e. taking into account Moscow’s dissenting point-of-view. On the Ukrainian side - the rejection of any binding agreements. So, the outcome was a foregone conclusion.
Now that the specter of some kind of ceasefire talks is beginning to hang over the West, it is impossible to go back a year and a half. In a way, the situation has been simplified – the issue will be resolved on the battlefield and the outcome will be determined in the traditional way. Nevertheless, sooner or later, the question of a political solution will arise again. And its resolution will depend on the ability to draw lessons from what has happened. Or, the inability, as may be the case.
Fyodor Lukyanov: Here’s the grave diplomatic mistake Ukraine will eventually regret.
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New Russian Bakhmut Offensive.
VICTORY BELONGS TO RUSSIA: IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
Each day that passes makes a conclusive Russian victory in the Donbass and beyond more certain. As Russia bolsters her forces, and weaponry, those of Ukraine decrease. Russian forces gain ready access to rest and recuperation as troop numbers increase. The increasingly exhausted and demoralised Ukrainian troops have an ever decreasing prospect of such respite. This situation is likely to bring them to complete breakdown as Russia unleashes the firepower of the more modern and advanced weaponry that is arriving with the newly mobilised Russian troops.
The various Ukrainian offensives are now weak when confronted by the reinforced Russian lines. A few futile efforts achieve quite miserable results before fire reigns down on the Ukrainian troops and they are forced back to their starting positions.
And now, all this being said, we have arrived at the wet, and later, freezing conditions where these pathetic Ukrainian forces will be subject to myriad forms of abject misery with death and injury all around them while they lie sodden or frozen, abandoned to their fate by Kiev.
The pitiable young and old of Ukraine have been frogmarched to their deaths as cannon-fodder while the bestial elites of the collective West urge their "president" to add more to their number there at the gates of Hell and their doom. We must feel for the majority of them as they are not the Nazis we revile, in most part they are decent men, fathers, sons, brothers, husband and uncles, who no doubt saw through the coup of 2014 for what it was. But sadly, their fate seems sealed.
Nothing will stop Russia now. Every factor favours them. Victory will be Russia's. In Donbass and beyond and in due course across the world.
Victory belongs to Russia: It is now only a matter of time.
UPDATES TO BE ADDED HERE AS AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
UPDATES TO BE ADDED HERE AS AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ZELENSKYY, AND THE LONG ROAD FROM 2014 TO THE FINAL CONCLUSION OF CONFLICT IN UKRAINE
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy may feel he had greatness thrust upon him as the saying goes. At least this is what he most likely thought at first, in the first flush of his electoral victory over the then president, Poroshenko. Earlier than this he had been picked out by his sponsor for future ‘greatness’ by Ukrainian oligarch and billionaire, Ihor Kolomoiskyy who ran the TV channel that featured the series that brought Zelenskyy the fame required to elevate him to the presidency. Ironically, Kolomoiskyy who masterminded Zelenskyy’s rise to become not only Ukraine’s favourite but also that of the western political elite, has been banned from entry to the USA along with all members of his family.
Zelenskyy has not had an easy ride as president. Having been elected on the back of the TV series where he played the part of an anti-corruption president of Ukraine, ‘Servant of the People’ along with a promise to end the fighting in the Donbass region of south-eastern Ukraine and patch things up with Russia, he soon found that delivering on his words was to be impossible. A confrontation with the most extreme of Ukrainian’s Nazi-mentality militia’s in the Donbass on a visit there soon after his election as president was one indication among what were surely many that Zelenskyy would never be allowed to realise his electioneering goals there. There can be little doubt that he was warned that if he tried to do so he and his family would not be long for this earth.
So it was that Zelenskyy made an about turn in regard to all his fine words concerning peace and reconciliation with Russia and greater rights for the Russian-speaking majority in the Donbass. Instead of being the peacemaker he would opt for being a warmonger. This is when he began wearing a pseudo-military uniform and growing his supposedly manly-looking beard. That particular pose he has continued to adopt from that time to this. In coordination with Merkel of Germany and Hollande of France he began to engage in the successful duping of Russia during the meetings which discussed and purportedly sought to have implemented the Minsk accords.
The Minsk accords were mean to iron ought a path toward peace and reconciliation between those who had assumed the leadership of the two new republics in the Donbass that had arisen in response to the violent takeover of power which had occurred in Kiev in 2014. These efforts continued all the way from 2015 to 2022 with Russia seeking to see the accords implemented which would solve the outstanding issues between both sides. The goal was to bring about a situation whereby the two republics would remain within the Ukrainian nation but with enhanced self-determination. To all intents and purposes Russia appears to have been sincere in attempting to bring this outcome about. The seven year effort to do this however had not achieved the success sought for.
Apparently completely unknown to the Russian side Merkel and Hollande, along with Zelenskyy and Poroshenko before him, had never had any intention of bringing the Minsk accord goals about. As has been now admitted by both Merkel and Poroshenko, the true goal which they adhered to throughout was to give the Ukrainians the time to build up their armed forces and military defences. During the years 2015 to 2022 everything possible appears to have been done to effect these goals, including significant input by NATO officials and forces. For example, Ukrainian forces began training alongside NATO troops and these coordinated events were most certainly only the tip of the iceberg.
During the years 2015 to 2022 a constant daily barrage of mortar shells and missiles were directed by the Ukrainian army to the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of the Donbass. Between those years approximately 15,000 deaths occurred, most of them (by OSCE records) having occurred as a result of the Ukrainian army bombardment. Despite the existence of short periods of ceasefire these attacks continued right through the period of the Minsk accord talks with no apparent effort by the United Nations, OSCE or Zelenskyy to halt the bombardment in light of these talks.
During the latter part of the era of Minsk accord talks Zelenskyy began talking of restoring Ukraine’s nuclear status along with a steady increase in his anti-Russian rhetoric. Meanwhile, toward the end of 2021 and into the first two months of 2022 the OSCE registered a significant rise in the level of shelling by Ukrainian forces of the two republics. In addition, it was announced by the Russian authorities that Ukrainian plans for a major attack upon the two republics had been found. It was in this period that the two republics formally asked the Russian Federation for assistance and, on the 21st of February 2022, Russia recognised the DPR and LPR as sovereign states. Three days later Russia’s ‘Special Military Operation’ was launched to bring pressure on the Ukrainian authorities to finally bring into effect the goals of the Minsk accords.
Russian troops entered Ukraine in a number of locations, including a force that rapidly formed near to the Ukrainian capital. It was within weeks of this that Russia called on the Ukrainian authorities to engage in negotiations to come to a peace settlement.
‘The first meeting was held four days after the start of the invasion, on 28 February 2022, in Belarus. It concluded without result, with delegations from both sides returning to their capitals for consultations. A second and third round of talks took place on 3 and 7 March 2022, on the Belarus–Ukraine border, in an undisclosed location in the Gomel region of Belarus. A fourth and fifth round of talks were respectively held on 10 and 14 March in Antalya, Turkey.’ (Wikipedia)
‘Peace talks and the stability of international borders were further discussed in the Ukrainian parliament during the week of 9 May. Following the 2022 Ukrainian eastern counteroffensive, Russia renewed calls for peace talks. Ukrainian leaders refused to reopen dialogue…’ (Wikipedia)
In the final round of peace talks in Istanbul it appears that major progress was made with both sides making compromises. Work remained to be done but it is now clear from statements made by both sides that most major issues had been resolved. Russia’s main insistence was that Ukraine would never join NATO. Along with this Russia required special status, delivering a degree of autonomy, be granted to both Donetsk and Lugansk republics. In addition there was to be demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine.
In April 2022 Boris Johnson arrived in Kiev for talks with Zelenskyy that brought any hope of a peace agreement to an end.
‘Top Ukrainian politician and presidential advisor David Arakhamia added a seventh confirmation that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine was agreed in principle in March 2022 that was later shot down by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The parliamentary leader of Zelenskiy's ''Servant of the People'' confirmed on November 24 in an interview that internationally mediated negotiations in Istanbul had produced an agreement to bring the fighting in Ukraine to an end.
“[The Russians] were ready to end the war if we accepted neutrality like Finland once did. And we would make a commitment that we would not join Nato. When we returned from Istanbul Boris Johnson came to Kyiv and said: “We will not sign anything with them at all and let’s just go to war,” Arakhamia said.’
Since all formal negotiations between the two sides ended in those early months of 2022 they have not resumed. Western spokespersons have stated that the conditions have not been right for such talks and that this would remain the case until Ukraine had achieved successes on the battlefield that would guarantee a better bargaining position at such talks. In the period between April 2022 and Boris Johnson’s intervention and now we have had the failed Ukrainian offensive of June 2023 which has only very recently been acknowledged as a failure by Zelenskyy. Russia has continued to make incremental gains and Ukrainian military losses have continued to be high in a range between 400 and 800 casualties per day.
In spite of the ever darkening outlook for Ukraine Zelenskyy has continued in unrelenting style to call for ever more war and has shown no sign whatsoever that he favours any restarting of peace negotiations. Currently, as of Tuesday December 5th he is on yet another visit to the USA to seek further funding for Ukraine’s armed forces in respect of weaponry for both offence and defence. On the 6th of December there will be a vote in the U.S. Senate on whether yet another tranche of financial aid will be given Ukraine and how many billions of dollars it will constitute.
With Ukraine clearly losing this conflict, becoming ever weaker while Russia becomes stronger (Ukraine has lost most of its professional military and is increasingly relying on partially trained younger, older and female conscripts and has immense problems maintaining enough munitions for its weaponry while Russia has thousands of volunteers joining its forces each month and has expanded its munitions and weaponry deliveries several times over) the levels of attrition being felt by Ukraine can only increase. There must surely come a point, even with another tranche of finance from the USA, that it becomes clear that Russia will not be defeated and that its demands MUST be met. At this point we are likely to see a terminally weakened Ukraine and Zelenskyy.
Will the leaders of the Ukrainian armed forces make the final decision regarding capitulation or will it be Zelenskyy. The most likely outcome is the former given the absolute reluctance at any point for Zelensky to advocate accommodation of Russian demands. If the high command of the Ukrainian army do bow to the realities of their situation and signal they can no longer be responsible for ever more casualties among the ranks of their troops what is Zelenskyy’s reaction likely to be?
If the track record of Zelenskyy since he switched from peacemaker to warmonger soon after taking on the presidency is anything to go by Zelenskyy will continue in the same vein even after the capitulation of the Ukrainian army, at least in terms of rhetoric. Like Hitler during WWII he will likely take this down to the wire, perhaps not quite as a far as Hitler but almost. His greatest fear is almost certainly from his own side, from the Nazi-mentality extremists such as those in the AZOV regiment ranks. The suspicion must be that he will continue to appear to be doing something to turn things around right to the final collapse of the Ukrainian armed forces. At that point he will likely continue to hope he can escape with his reputation for doing everything possible intact. He will hold onto the hope that the ultra-extremists of AZOV will spare him due to his taking it all the way down to the bitter end while still talking up victory and demanding that his forces continue fighting.
With fighting finally coming to a halt after the capitulation of the Ukrainian armed forces we will likely see Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy quietly disappear from the scene, removed by one means or another from public gaze. It is almost certain that he will receive assistance in this regard from the U.S. state department/U.S. intelligence services. All that will be left thereafter will be for Russia’s initial terms stretching back to the Minsk accords to be agreed along with new requirements as a result of territory taken in the interim. Western mainstream media will report in increasingly muted terms on all aspects of Ukraine just as it has regarding Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria in recent times. The long process of establishing a liveable existence across all areas involved in the near decade-long conflict will then begin.
