Some Russian journalists, such as the astute Ekaterina Blinova, are wondering about the reality of the Ukraine “peace negotiations.”  Trump’s promised peace in 24 hours has been replaced with Trump sending more weapons to Ukraine and more threats to the Kremlin.  Journalist Blinova notes that two US Patriot air defense systems, one from Israel, are on the way to Ukraine along with US $310 million for support of the US F-16s sent to Ukraine, and another $50 million in arms.  How, Blinova asks, is this in support of peace negotiations? Isn’t it instead encouragement to Zelensky to continue the conflict?  https://sputnikglobe.com/20250505/is-trump-selling-out-to-zelensky-and-neocons-1121984537.html 

In this way Blinova raises the question whether Trump’s “peace negotiations” are intended to fail so that war can continue.  

Previously, Blinova had raised the question:  “Did US Deep State Allow Trump to Win?”  https://sputnikglobe.com/20241112/did-us-deep-state-allow-trump-to-win-1120861699.html 

Blinova noted that the institutionalized American establishment preferred Trump to Kamala, because Trump has the pro-American image, unlike Kamala, and Trump can marshal support for America’s profitable wars for hegemony. Blinova wrote:  

“Some commentators presume that the US establishment sees Trump and his popularity as a convenient vehicle for new overseas campaigns as part of his efforts to ‘make America great again’. Patriots often think of greatness in terms of military dominance, they say.”

One doesn’t get this kind of reality analysis in the American or Western media where the presstitutes conform to the official narrative.  

My question is whether Russian journalists, such as Ekaterina Blinova, can succeed in penetrating the Kremlin’s consciousness where to be included in the Western world sometimes seems to be a greater achievement than the defense of Russian sovereignty. 

For more than three years Putin has steadfastly refused to fight a war in order to win it.  I have suggested that he hoped to use the war for negotiations that would deliver his goal of a new Yalta, a mutual understanding with the West.  I have said that, if this is Putin’s goal, it is a delusion that ignores Washington’s doctrine of hegemony.

If Putin has such a fixed idea, it will serve him and Russia badly.  Perhaps Putin should listen to Russian journalists instead of to his advisors.

In the digital world in which we live, reality continues to slip away from us. If we are not more careful our life will also slip away from us.

https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/05/07/are-the-peace-deals-real/