I thought Ukraine and the US were not firing against each other /s
this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2025
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I also want to say, it had something to do with Marco Rubio going on his own and leaving that chubby clown JD Vance at home. Any other day, I’d say Rubio sucks, but I do suspect he’d rather not see America pull a 180 on its commitments to its allies.
Ultimately, the ceasefire deal may or may not happen. I doubt Russia will really agree to it, but it does put some pressure on them. But, it’s providing cover for the bigger story here — the US is continuing aid to Ukraine.
That's the rub: Russia WILL and DID refuse.
It was an easy optics play to make a deal that everyone knew would never go thru to make the illusion that there is a positive member among the cadre of assholes.
Good cop
Bad cop
ACAB
Well it has to. The meeting was basically watching a long-term ally say they'd turn their back on any of its friends any chance they can get. If all the US can bring to the friend group is gym bro muscles but turns out is actually a petty coward, still asking for minerals, they won't get invited to the cool stuff anymore.
Someone in DC still understands the content of Alliances 101 and has explained it.
a ceasefire agreement without including the Russians, why would they agree?
It sounds more like agreed in principle, and would only come into effect if/when Russia agrees.
Yeah. It’s similar to the many ceasefire deals between Hamas and Israel that were agreed between the US and Israel. It’s a single step towards a ceasefire deal but there’s likely a long way to go.