Chancellor Fredrich Merz, President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Kier Starmer and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in London to discuss their collective next steps in their plan for opposition to Russia.
Politico is reporting that Germany is going to replace the United States as the direct contact for negotiations with Russia; that’s according to a spokesperson for Merz. However, if you read the actual printout from their collective agreement there is nothing of the sort mentioned [SEE HERE].
Instead, what actually exists within the statement are five terms they have agreed upon in order to start direct discussions between Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. At least two of the terms are non-starters for Russia:
[…] Conditions that would need to be in place for a just and lasting peace.
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- First, a stop to the fighting. They called on President Putin to agree to an immediate and complete ceasefire.
- Second, the current line of contact should be the starting point for negotiations. International borders must not be changed by force, and Ukraine’s sovereign right to choose its own security arrangements and alliances must be fully respected.
- Third, Ukraine must have robust and legally binding security guarantees in place once a ceasefire enters into force, building on commitments made in Berlin in December 2025 and Paris in January 2026. This includes the deployment of the Multinational Force – Ukraine.
- Fourth, Russian assets will remain immobilised until Russia ceases its war of aggression and compensates Ukraine for the damage caused by the war.
- Fifth, that European security interests must be safeguarded in any deal. Elements of any negotiation related to the EU and NATO would need the consent of the EU and its Member States and NATO Allies respectively.
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The #3, #4 and #5 points are not going to go anywhere.
Germany, France, the U.K and/or EU participants are not going to put troops on the ground in Ukraine without United States security guarantees. President Trump has already rejected that proposal on three occasions.
The Russian sovereign fund that was seized by the EU is not the property of Vladimir Putin; it is wealth belonging to the Russian people and President Putin will not accept that term. Additionally, two-thirds of the world has been against that seizure bolstering Russia’s position.
The fifth point is laughable. The EU collective in Brussels is going to be required to give consent to any peace agreement? Highly doubtful Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin would even entertain that condition. Ukraine is not an EU member state, and Ukraine is not a NATO member.
Why would the EU put themselves into the conflict resolution when Ukraine is not in the EU. From a brutally obvious and pragmatic Russian position, this makes no sense. However, I would look for Putin to do something funny with this, like force the EU to adopt Ukraine first as a ‘put up – or shut up‘ type challenge.
Putin knows the people of Europe do not want the corrupt nation of Ukraine as part of their wealth draining operation.
Hey, at least the ‘coalition of the willing’ is now begging for an audience with Putin.
Magomed Nurbagandov was a young policeman from Dagestan, on holiday there with his family, when he and his brother were kidnapped by militants and executed as a warning. It was videotaped by his murderers.
His final act was to look into the lens of those who killed him and in an act of courageous defiance say, “Work, Brothers.”
This was edited out of the terrible tape, though it was later discovered on the phone of a dead militant…and posted in its entirety.
There is more in the link which I am leaving below.
These ineffectual, emasculated members of the “Coalition of the Willing” and their pet Zelensky, poltroons all of them, underestimate the resolve of President Putin who has seen this video and taken up this young man’s final words, ending his address to the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum with them.
Who in the nations ruled by the detestable weaklings above would be inspired to go to war on their behalf? None I suspect.
How many men in Russia, infuriated by Magomed’s heroic, tragic death, would remember their country’s history and in his memory step up if needed to defend their homeland…
“Work, Brothers.”
In overwhelming numbers I’m positive.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/meaning-behind-putins-response-zelensky-keep-working-brothers
I hope readers here will take a moment to read this short piece.
Wow! What a sad story. Amazing how the unedited video on the phone was recovered.
I am so excited for the time when Jesus reigns and true justice is established. Every day it seems the evil is being foisted onto us in ever increasing amounts and degree!
DD
This one affected me in ways I can’t explain, Dan.
The good and righteous Lord has claimed vengeance as His own. It will be delivered.
I read that yesterday. That brave man had the same courage as many of our WW2 veterans. God bless him.
Thank you for posting his story, it adds more context about the conflict.
How God uses an evil for good.
Thank you Betsy for sharing this man’s incredible courage.
His legacy is inspiring a nation and more.
❤️✝️🙏
Within easy walking distance from the EU offices in Brussels one will see the mess in the city.
If they cannot sort out problems here why would Russian trust them to help resolve the Ukraine/Russian conflict?
They live in Clown World.
Clowns, yes. More of a distraction for other things going on.
They’re all but completely irrelevant and President Putin is going to make that painfully obvious for anyone that has not been paying attention up to this point.
Speaking of which, the Masters of the Universe™ have a call waiting from Reality on line one.
Going by their positions on the carpet, Z and Stammer are all in, Macron is hedging his bet and Merz is weighing his options.
Looks like Zelenskyy’s being called out on the carpet 🙂
Fake War. Our President should be the only one allowed to pretend not to notice.
Russia turned down meeting directly with Zekensky recently. So, it seems unlikely they would agree to meeting with EU.
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Putin shoots down Zelensky’s request for face-to-face meeting
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5912561-putin-zelensky-meeting-rejected-russia-ukraine/
This is Promethean Babara Boyd explaining what is happening in her last segment of today’s Utube. Sorry but I do have enough Tech savvy to actually set up the video.
Oops. I actually did it. Who knew 😃
Zeppo, Chico, Groucho, and Harpo. The Marx brothers have finally reunited.
Moe, Larry, Curly and Shemp
Russia should ignore this blather and take all of Ukraine and march all the way to the English Channel.
Larry, Moe, Curly and Shemp had a better chance of replacing the Four Tenors at Windsor Castle than this crew has of bringing an end to the war in Ukraine!
Europe’s tragic and startling military weakness is being exposed daily. They are not in a position to demand or negotiate anything. Putin probably will file it in the round cabinet on arrival.
The entire British submarine fleet is in maintenance.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/royal-navy-subs-unfit-war-37259472
Just flush it.
Whats that term? “Cruel and Unusual Punishment”? Making Putin laugh uncontrollably at those EUnuchs should fall under that category.
More pantomime by irrelevant non-players trying to create the illusion that they are doing something meaningful. Or productive.
these four idiots are as bent in the head as Scott Pelley is.
“Guess what! You lost!”
And all of Europe/NATO did, too!
Russia doesn’t have to “negotiate with” you. The loser of a battle does not get to dictate surrender terms.
You’ve now had several years to demonstrate your “stunning military superiority.” We’re still waiting. The Russians continue to grind meat. They’re not running out of anything. Meanwhile: “The united armies of Europe” apparently can’t even deliver a credible Navy presence, nor operational(!) submarines, to the Gulf of Hormuz. Things are not looking very well for any of you, lately.
None of the 5 deal points will go anywhere.
The adorable Garden Gnome already mentioned the first two points in his open letter to Putin.
Putin rejected the offer. Instead, Putin bombarded one of the last towns in Donetsk.
Pres. Trump already negotiated that certain Russian Oblasts would be completely included in
the new border with Russia. The Garden Gnome already pushed back on that.
Now comes this new offer to protect Euroweenie interests and leave the new boundary
“at the point of contact.”
That dog just won’t hunt; ain’t gonna happen.
The Coalition of the Willing are trying to lore Putin into an assanation setup.
Get rid of Putin and z at same time.
Merz, Macron, and Starmer trying really hard to remain relevant. That’s all this is. They have no power to move the needle on this unless they are willing to make major changes in Europe that none of them are willing to make.
One flew over the coocoo’s nest. The rest were inside it.
These EU Eunuchs don’t seem to understand the concept of leverage. They have none.
So self-important, so preening, so tone deaf.
Putin will do what they fear MOST. Not an escalation of the war, which they actually WANT. He’ll do something much worse. He’ll IGNORE them.
Telling photo.
Just look at them sitting there in their big meeting, pathetically trying to emulate Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin. And of course Macron sits there as well, ready and eager to fetch them tea and crumpets if they so desire……………
These guys are hilarious. How many will be in office two years from now? I think they are desperate to be relevant and it’s not working.