Political impacts of Ukraine war

[brihard]

UKR media says CNN is quoting Witkoff saying "yeah, RUS budged a bit ..."

Witkoff: Putin Agrees to NATO-Style Security Guarantees for Ukraine, Makes Concessions on 5 Regions

US envoy says Putin accepted protections similar to NATO’s Article 5 for Ukraine and eased demands on five regions, marking a “major breakthrough” in Alaska talks with Trump.

www.kyivpost.com

From the piece:

After speaking to EU bosses, UKR's President issued a statement today, and in public, he sounds optimistic right now ....

Reminder: we see how effective less-than-Article-5 security assurances from the 1994 "Give Up Your Nukes, UKR, and the US'll Have Your Back If Needed" memorandum, but hope springs eternal, I guess. We'll see ...

Nice of Russia to give the U.S. tentative permission to offer military defense assurances to U.S. allies.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Ladies and gentlemen, the clincher, right here ....

First Lady Melania Trump calls for end to war in Ukraine in ‘peace letter’ hand-delivered to Putin by the president

The “peace letter” focused on the war’s detrimental impact on children caught in the crosshairs.

nypost.com

 

[daftandbarmy]

Ladies and gentlemen, the clincher, right here ....

First Lady Melania Trump calls for end to war in Ukraine in ‘peace letter’ hand-delivered to Putin by the president

The “peace letter” focused on the war’s detrimental impact on children caught in the crosshairs.

nypost.com

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For some reason I always think of this clip whenever I see her descending from an airplane.

Putin? Probably the same

 

[brihard]

Ladies and gentlemen, the clincher, right here ....

First Lady Melania Trump calls for end to war in Ukraine in ‘peace letter’ hand-delivered to Putin by the president

The “peace letter” focused on the war’s detrimental impact on children caught in the crosshairs.

nypost.com

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Maybe she could have the courage of convictions to clearly mention just which kids she’s thinking of..?