The US must place pressure on the Russians - President Zelensky- Update

Sky News: Reports the following in its 7.11pm post, " A lot depends on Russia - but more depends on US': Zelenskyy gives update on peace talks.

Let's Get Real:

The Russians have not changed their maximalist demands, they want the entire Donbas and the Ukraine to be a puppet State of Russia, no EU or NATO membership either. They also want to roll back of Eastern States in NATO.    That is clear, Moscow knows it only has 2 years of the Trump Presidency, they want the US, Ukraine and Western and Eastern Europe to make major concessions before there is new President who will not appease Moscow.  Ukraine and coalition of the willing have to say NO, so does Europe as a whole. POTUS cannot be trusted.

2nd Day of Ukraine - Russian Talks moderated by the US - Update

BBC News: Reports the following, " Trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi between Russia, Ukraine and the US aimed at ending the war in Ukraine have concluded after a second day. "

Let's Get Real:

The talks ended without agreement between Ukraine and Russia delegations.  The US Envoys Kushner and Witkoff are off to Moscow again, the pair should buy a house there, for talks with Putin.  Trump wants another Yalta, we're the winning Allies caved up Europe after WW2 between the powers.  The Europeans see Trump as another appeaser in the mold of Neville Chamberlain, he wants to give Russia what they want, Europeans are feeling the knife in the back already.  NATO/European countries must be at the  talks.   This cannot be another Yalta.

Security Guarantees discussed in US, Russian and Ukraine talks - Update

Sky News: Reports in its 3.20pm post the following, " Security guarantees discussed 'in detail' at Abu Dhabi talks "

Let's Get Real:

President Zelensky has stated that the talks were constructed and quite positive as the article notes, but one has to see the World through the eyes of President Putin, he has lost hundred of thousand men killed and over a million wounded, and the War is hurting the Russian economy, there is only so much Russia can take.  PUTIN wants the Donbas and wants the world to accept that he has taken the Crimea and the Donbas in East Ukraine.  Also Putin does not want NATO Troops in the Ukraine and line he cannot cross thus starting WW3, that is why he against the idea.  TRUMP cannot be trusted, he is appeaser of the first order, he makes Neville Chamberlain look strong.  Thus the coalition of the willing must be worried about NATO and its collective security of Wester Europe, uneasy times ahead.

Ukraine, Russia in talks with the US - Update

 BBC News: Reports the following, " Trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US aimed at ending the war in Ukraine have begun in Abu Dhabi.  "

Let's Get Real:

The article states that the Ukraine and Russia have shown some flexibility in their demands.  This blog won't hold its breath, the Kyiv Government wants the Donbas back and Western Forces in any security guarantees, while the Russians want to have the entire Donbas even land they don't controll and no Western Security Guarantees to be enforced by NATO forces.  The BBC has just reported, that neither Kyiv or Moscow want to make concessions.  It all could be in Trump's mind.

Trump on Iran - Update

 Sky News: Reports the following, " There is "positive momentum" towards an end to the Iran war, Donald Trump has said. "

Let's Get Real:

Trump has no bottle to take on Iran before it gets a nuke.  The iceberg of the Mid Terms has knocked the chance of finishing the Theocracy in Tehran.  ONE can postulate that the next President will have to deal with a nuclear armed Iran.  The Tehran Regime has been very clever, it used the Strait of Hormuz against the American people, Trump's Republican Congress could not sell the War vs. the cost of gas, the next President will have to sell the War, it is coming as day follows night, Trump is a weak lame duck President.

Trump now doubts Mid Term Election Results - Update

BBC News: Reports the following, " US President Donald Trump has questioned the legitimacy of the midterm election results in which Republicans suffered sweeping losses, days after saying he would accept the outcome. "

Let's Get Real:

This is the Trump we know well, doubting the results of an election that went against him, its the 2020 debate all over again.  On election night he took the losses with some grace that surprised Trump watchers, the above is what we were expecting.  This Trump being Trump, never a loser and more clever than anyone else!  The reverse being true.

Ukraine's new shape - Trump - Update

 Daily Mail: Reports the following, " Trump says Ukraine will have a 'different shape' after the war and says 'Russia was treated very disrespectfully' ahead of proposed meeting with Putin and Xi "

Lets Get Real:

This is Trump trying to sell out the Ukraine again, he wants a big 3 meeting with Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China and he wants another Yalta, were FDR and Sir Winston Churchill agreed to Eastern Europe being a Soviet area of interest.   The President again came to the defence of Russia stating it has been disrespected by the West.   The Ukraine and the Coalition of the Willing has to say no to Trump, if the voters in the US can then the leaders of Western Europe can tell the US President to get lost.  It is about time that Europe lead, the coalition of the willing must place troops in the Ukraine, to defend the Ukraine from the Russians and to show the US that Europe can take of its own defence without the US.  Our PM and Europe cannot be another appeasement cycle, PUTIN must be stopped before it to late.