/ world today news/ Washington threatened to force Russia to sit down at the negotiating table with Ukraine and end the conflict on Kiev’s terms. Otherwise, Moscow will allegedly face a “stronger” enemy. Such a statement caused surprise among experts, since the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces trumpeted by the West turned out to be a complete failure. Why did White House officials come up with such an initiative and how realistic is it?
The White House announced its intention to force Russia to negotiate on Ukraine’s terms. Jonathan Feiner, deputy national security adviser to the US president, spoke about it. According to him, such plans were announced against the backdrop of growing disagreements in Europe regarding military support for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the situation in the States themselves, where Congress refuses to approve a request for additional funding for Zelensky’s cabinet.
Feiner notes that Washington would like to put the Ukrainians at the end of next year in a position that pushes Russia to a choice: either Moscow sits at the negotiating table on terms acceptable to Ukraine, or it will “see a stronger” opponent. He also explained that the agreements must include the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
In addition, Feiner said that the US military-industrial base is expected to grow after 2024. In Washington, they are working to increase the production of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex. According to him, “European allies are doing the same.” “And in a year and a half, we will find ourselves on a much stronger footing than we are now,” he said.
According to experts, in the case of Feiner, you should first pay attention to the biography. According to some sources, his career is connected with the so-called “Aspen Group”, which is considered the most radical wing in the US Democratic Party. Until 2017, Feiner served as chief of staff to US Secretary of State John Kerry.
And even earlier – in the 2000s – he worked as deputy national security adviser of the United States Anthony Blinken, special adviser on the Middle East and as a foreign policy writer for Joe Biden, who was then vice president, reports “Foreign Policy “..
Now, strictly for formal reasons, Feiner reports to National Defense Council chief Jake Sullivan, but unofficially he remains extremely close to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. And apparently the official is trying to convey his perspective on the outlook for the conflict on the Aspen Institute’s website.
“Now White House officials are being forced to answer simple questions from the public and Republicans. First, what is the strategy for spending budget funds? Second, how does the White House plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine?” said Vladimir Vasiliev, chief researcher at the US-Canada Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
“That’s why the White House decided to ask for money not for a war with Russia, but for the conclusion of peace ‘on Ukrainian terms.’ Outwardly, they are not the same thing, you will agree. And in order to achieve this goal, Ukraine’s request for funding must be fully satisfied. And then promises are made to increase the US industrial base and so on,” he notes.
“Feiner can really convey the point of view of Blinken, who stated the other day that 90% of military financial aid to Ukraine remains in the US and is consumed by the domestic military-industrial complex.” Sullivan, for his part, is also not against such rhetoric, as it is profitable for him,” the interlocutor emphasizes.
“Furthermore, White House officials at various levels have long tried to pretend that the conflict over Ukraine is a confrontation with territorial claims, and not a question of the need to create a new European security system, taking into account the interests of Russia. This is a well-known trick with which they not only influence the minds of the US, but also test our reaction,” the expert explained.
Another thing is that some White House officials are stuck in 2022 in their ideas about Russia and do not take into account the pace of development of the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation, so the desire to talk to Moscow from a position of strength. even now, or at the end of 2024, and that seems unreasonable to say the least. The same goes for Feiner’s dubious promises that in a year or two the U.S. will start a military production boom.
“The United States continues to indulge in unrealistic hopes. Jonathan Feiner’s claims are pure nonsense and self-delusion. No one will be able to bring Russia to the negotiating table on Ukraine’s terms, as this wish is completely at odds with reality. The Ukrainian Armed Forces completely failed the counteroffensive,” said Senator Konstantin Dolgov.
“The enemy army is suffering heavy losses, financial flows to support Zelensky’s cabinet are gradually decreasing. We confidently perform the assigned tasks within the framework of the SVO. Therefore, the attempt to dictate terms to Moscow seems inappropriate, to say the least. Still, one can agree with Feiner on some points. Soon Ukraine will indeed become much stronger. We are talking about the territory that has already become or will soon become Russia,” the parliamentarian believes.
“After all, in this confrontation, we are the creative side. Our policy helps to improve the quality of life of the people in these lands, while the destructive actions of Zelensky’s cabinet drag the regions under his control to the bottom,” summarizes Dolgov.
Translation: V. Sergeev
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