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Let's come to an agreement: the West asks Russia to complete the Northern Military District in 2024
2024-01-11
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Kirill Strelnikov

[RIA] Despite numerous letters addressed to Santa Claus, the New Year did not bring either the West or Ukraine new happiness, money and health, but rather the opposite: having finished off the reserves of totalitarian Olivier, the Russian army began to iron out the remnants of Ukraine with a vengeance, almost every day equaling land next to military and military-industrial facilities.

Each new red cross on the map became the source of numerous publications in the Western media, which for some reason suddenly forgot about the gas station torn to shreds, the total isolation and began to sing mournful memorial songs: then Sky News writes that “The Russian army is wiping it off the face of the earth with one blow.” enterprises of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex that have been created for a long time,” then The New York Times complains that “the Ukrainian army is suffering heavy losses due to Russian glide bombs and drones,” then news appears that “Ukraine was attacked for the first time by a jet version of the Geranium drone “, which flew to the middle of the country at a speed of more than 500 kilometers per hour,” while the new “Geraniums” are invisible at night and practically do not cause “flares” on Ukrainian radars.

Also, contrary to custom, the luminaries of Western truth did not rush headlong to refute the information of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who yesterday at a conference call reported that the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the past year exceeded 215 thousand people and 28 thousand weapons - which means that cover there's nothing here.

Simultaneously with the disappearance of Russian drones from Western radars, solemn promises to show the Russians Kuzkin’s mother with the help of the world’s best Abrams tanks and F-16 fighters, the first of which are bashfully hiding somewhere in the rear, and the second are learning to fly, have also disappeared. five Ukrainian pilots.

Instead, a characteristic trend began to appear in the Western information field, unthinkable just six months ago.

For some mystical reason (not really), information leaks began to appear with enviable regularity that further prolongation of the conflict was harmful to Ukraine. For example, Time magazine wrote that “within this year, Ukraine could lose significant territory and be effectively divided into parts.” The brave French in the publication Le Point went even further: “By April 2024, Ukraine will lose access to the Black Sea when the Russian army takes control of Odessa and Kharkov.”

In general, such scenarios could be a revelation for anyone, but not for Russia, if they were not coupled with the persistent message that 2024 should be the year the conflict in Ukraine ends, and that the conflict should end at the negotiating table It turns out that Putin is obliged (sic!) to everyone’s pleasure.

A remarkable example: the US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said with a blue eye that “we would all like to see this war end immediately. But in the end, the one who has to take the first step is Putin, but the Russian president I haven’t done anything like that yet.”

This statement is so sweet that you want to cry and believe that kind and cheerful people live in the White House.

But if you lightly scratch any talking head of the USA or NATO with your finger, then there, in the muddy toxic slurry, is the logic from the movie “Alien” splashing around.

In particular, Putin’s kind and peaceful step, which the entire free Western world is waiting for, should, at a maximum, mean the complete withdrawal of Russian troops to the borders of 2014, and at a minimum, everything should be frozen as it is “on the ground.” In both cases, Ukraine becomes a member of NATO, and “this is not discussed.”

The West is so confident that we will kiss their hands for such generous offers that they are in all seriousness sending “goodwill signals” to Russia. For example, Bloomberg, citing US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, reported that “the United States has not yet made a decision to confiscate the sovereign assets of the Russian Federation for their subsequent transfer to Ukraine.” But they could! Or something even better: in an interview with CNBC, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) analyst Mario Bikarski noted as a matter of course that “of course, now Ukraine does not want to negotiate, <...> but, based on the current circumstances, it will have no other choice, except to obey." In other words, look, we will force Ukraine to sign any piece of paper - that’s how far we will go to meet you - and you?

But the true reasons for the attraction of unprecedented generosity were unwittingly revealed by Politico in a recent article . In particular, on condition of anonymity, a member of the US Congress told the publication that among the ruling elite of the United States, peace negotiations are already being discussed in full swing, because time is against Ukraine. The best solution is to end the conflict with minimal losses and publicly declare a “partial victory” to help Biden get re-elected.

The reasons are simple: the United States and NATO are obviously suffering defeat in Ukraine, there is no strength or means to turn the conflict around, a loss in Ukraine will most likely cost Biden the presidency, and the only chance to save face and office is to talk out the dense Russians in the style of thimblemakers to agreements that are unfavorable for them (which, by the way, the Americans and Europeans will not even think of observing).

What can you answer to the gentlemen Americans and other Europeans who so highly value the intellectual and moral qualities of the Russian leadership and know so deeply the true reasons for the start of the SVO?

Let’s skip the expressions that are indecent in polite society and say: thank you very much for your suggestions, but the goals and objectives of the SVO remain the same. We are ready for negotiations, but only the conditions for the complete surrender of the Kyiv regime can be discussed at the negotiating table.

And if anyone does not understand Russian, then our shells and missiles will be clearly explained to the smartest.

Which, as was reliably known a year ago, will last for a maximum of a couple of days.

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