And so once again the US/EU/UK meet to negotiate an ultimatum to put before the Putin ho ho ho.
And once again Putin is just going to tell them all to fuck off.
How come these guys just don't get it? It's truly exasperating to watch them repeat the same failed stunt over and over again.
It was never going to work the first time they tried it let alone the 10th.
In 2024 Russia gained over 4,000 sq km and up to May in 2025 have gained over 1,100 sq km (western sources). Most movement occurs over the summer months and, as everyone knows, Russia is planning a big summer offensive to start - imminently.
So is Russia about to agree to an unconditional ceasefire then? Of course not.
The dancing clowns (Macron, Starmer, Metz, Tusk, Rutte, Kellogg et al) are completely unable to see reality and instead got hooked on their own propaganda (Ukraine is winning and Russia must surrender for it's own sake) in spite of the fact it's obviously, demonstrably untrue.
And after each failed attempt at negotiations Russia will keep rolling on and keep demanding more - precisely because they are winning, and there's nothing the west can do about it, except stop allowing negotiations to keep failing.
But the west shows no inclination to do that, it seems the grift must go on no matter how many Ukrainians are sacrificed.
If these negotiations fail then next time round the Russians won't be demanding the 4 oblasts in full but will be demanding everything up to the Dnieper river.
Trump puts pressure on Zelensky and Zelensky's pushed one way.
The ultra-nationalists in the Ukraine army also put pressure on Zelensky but pushing the opposite way.
Hence Zelensky never moves.
Trump cannot pressure Putin and neither can the Ukrainian army.
Hence Putin continues to roll forward.
As a conflict becomes increasingly protracted the door for any kind of a negotiated settlement slowly closes and at some point the result thereafter can only be either a surrender or a collapse, that's where we're headed.
In other news, the launch site for the Oreshnik missiles was put on stand by and all air traffic diverted led western observers to speculate that the missiles could be preparing for launch as part of the expected Russian summer offensive.
Reminder that Ukraine still have a photo ban on the factory complex hit by the the first Oreshnik strike.
And more news:
“JUST IN - U.S. has approved the transfer of 125 long-range artillery missiles and 100 Patriot missiles from Germany to Ukraine — NYT “
Yeahhhhh.
But wait a moment, as Big Surge points out.
“Translation: American inventories are drained to the point where they have to draw down the forward deployed assets in Europe. The strategic reserve is stripped down, now it’s time to loot theatre stocks.”
So there's nothing left for it but to take the weapons out of NATO soldier's hands, may as well take their uniforms off them as well.
Don't let any politician bullshit you again that 'the Russians are coming'.
Zelensky & Europe Give Putin Ultimatum / Lt Col Daniel Davis
