Today I bring you my English translation of an interesting Telegram post (originally in two parts: 1 and 2, in Italian) of Vittorio Rangeloni, an Italian Journalist (yes, with capital J, as he is a real Journalist, not a “presstitute”!) who has been reporting on the Russo-Ukrainian war from Donbass since 2015.
Only pathway to negotiations leads through Washington, unfortunately although war against Russia is a serious strategic mistake, and will in the end lead to US losing dominant position and might even escalate in a way that could threaten US existence, nothing short of defeat can change US policy.
Logical arguments do not help.
US was led by thinkers, strategists who predicted Russian defeat and regime change.
US pressure created another reality in Russia, inevitable sobering up. The greatest victory for US would have been to have drawn Russia close, and included it into the West. Russians could have been fooled just like Ukrainians are.
It is difficult to suddenly change the whole manner, style of communication
Russians were percieved as somewhat halfwits, than can be lied to, like when adults talk with children…
And now they are the adults in the room and western leaders are exposed as liars, cheaters, irresponsible, incompetent…
The author has described exactly why currently there is no one who could negotiate in Ukraine‘s name.
Zelensky who was elected on peace platform in 2019, changed course after being threatened. Real power in Ukraine is somewhere between CIA, MI6 and hard core nationalists.
Their vision is continuous struggle, resistance, inflicting as many Russian casualties as possible, withdrawal to Poland, if necessary and guerrila war.
There is simply no pathway that can lead to negotiations.
I hope he opts for peace. This senseless killing serves no one, but profits the military industrial complex at the expense of everyone and everything else.
The prospects for peace are non-existent. World War III started over 20 years ago. It will go on either forever or until the nukes start to fly, in which case it will be over in about an hour and a half. These are the good old days.
Only pathway to negotiations leads through Washington, unfortunately although war against Russia is a serious strategic mistake, and will in the end lead to US losing dominant position and might even escalate in a way that could threaten US existence, nothing short of defeat can change US policy.
Logical arguments do not help.
US was led by thinkers, strategists who predicted Russian defeat and regime change.
US pressure created another reality in Russia, inevitable sobering up. The greatest victory for US would have been to have drawn Russia close, and included it into the West. Russians could have been fooled just like Ukrainians are.
It is difficult to suddenly change the whole manner, style of communication
Russians were percieved as somewhat halfwits, than can be lied to, like when adults talk with children…
And now they are the adults in the room and western leaders are exposed as liars, cheaters, irresponsible, incompetent…
Easier not to even start talking
The author has described exactly why currently there is no one who could negotiate in Ukraine‘s name.
Zelensky who was elected on peace platform in 2019, changed course after being threatened. Real power in Ukraine is somewhere between CIA, MI6 and hard core nationalists.
Their vision is continuous struggle, resistance, inflicting as many Russian casualties as possible, withdrawal to Poland, if necessary and guerrila war.
There is simply no pathway that can lead to negotiations.
Yes and the Russians know it. That's why Putin will stop at nothing until the objectives of the Special Military Operation are fully achieved.
I hope he opts for peace. This senseless killing serves no one, but profits the military industrial complex at the expense of everyone and everything else.
Yes, but I doubt that he will. If he does, the Ukronazis will kill him for sure.
You're probably right, unfortunately.
The prospects for peace are non-existent. World War III started over 20 years ago. It will go on either forever or until the nukes start to fly, in which case it will be over in about an hour and a half. These are the good old days.
I would not be so catastrophic!