PURSUING PEACE: BACK TO SQUARE ONE, ONLY WORSE (UPDATE)

After the Pursuing Peace summits in Alaska  (link) and Washington DC (link) there appears to be a wider gap between the parties than anyone is willing to acknowledge. From the DC meeting it transpired that the Europeans are still maniacally focused on "security guarantees", which can be understood as a European "peace keeping force" in Ukraine, or more precise, NATO in Ukraine by the back door. They must think Trump and the Russians are idiots! NATO in Ukraine is the exact same reason why this war started in the first place. 

Aug.18, 2025 Alex Christoforou: Zelensky, YES Mr. Trump. Russia avoids meeting trap. EU sabotage fails. Security guarantee confusion. Update on Aug. 20, 2025: Trump floats NO FLY ZONE. Europe boots in Ukraine.

Trump allows the claim to stand because for him, it is an offramp for the US out of the mess.

What makes this even worse is the understanding that NATO will buy American weapons, which they will then donate to Ukraine. It's a trip wire for more war.

Forget about bilats and trilats if this is the West's continued position. They are perfectly happy to let this war continue until the last Ukrainian breaths his final. And then they will continue Operation Seize Eurasia by sacrificing Georgians and Armenians. 

While you and I are praying for an end to the war, the globalist empire is looking at this from the long term, strategic point of view.

Update: If Alex's update re "Trump floats NO FLY ZONE. Europe boots in Ukraine" is correct, the situation is now worse than it was before Alaska. Unless Trump is once again outwitting the Europeans being pretending to play along, while pursuing an entirely different course behind the scenes, like he did before the Alaska summit, with General Kellogg in the role of red herring. 

BANNON: WWI and II both started with security guarantees. Belgium in WWI, Poland in WWII. Those tripwires turned regional conflicts into global wars. Now they want the U.S. on the hook for Ukraine. Massive troop commitments, endless money, no end in sight. Europe won’t step up.… pic.twitter.com/uYSquxdDrY

— Grace Chong, MBI (@gc22gc) August 18, 2025

Steve Bannon warns that security guarantees for Ukraine could trigger WWIII

“WWI and WWII both started with security guarantees… Those tripwires turned regional conflicts into global wars.” pic.twitter.com/cglbY7KUpf

— Jungle Journey (@JnglJourney) August 18, 2025

Bannon slams ‘demon EU leaders’ pushing Trump to fund another ‘forever war’ pic.twitter.com/LyPYrlMVHZ

— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) August 19, 2025

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— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) August 18, 2025

Hypothetical deployment of foreign troops on the territory of Ukraine is being actively discussed in the West. Those, who promote this idea, seem to be trying to undermine diplomatic efforts and make a peace deal impossible. Moscow made it absolutely clear that the deployment of…

— Mikhail Ulyanov (@Amb_Ulyanov) August 19, 2025

Europe will spend $100 billion it does not have, to buy weapons from America that it does not have, to arm soldiers that Ukraine now lacks. This is to confront Russia, which for 30 years warned it would respond to NATO militarising its borders.

- There was no threat to Ukraine… pic.twitter.com/suF4DXGbtA

— Glenn Diesen (@Glenn_Diesen) August 19, 2025

Back to square one...

"Talks among European officials the following day focused on proposals to send troops from the U.K and France to Ukraine, along with contingents from roughly 10 other countries, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Discussions included the size… pic.twitter.com/V6z2zfpO0N

— Alex Christoforou (@AXChristoforou) August 20, 2025

European 15D chess.

Blame Russia, more sanctions.

Politico: European leaders don’t believe Vladimir Putin is sincere about a peace deal — so their strategy is to humor and praise Donald Trump until he finally reaches the same conclusion and realizes he will need to get tougher… pic.twitter.com/Mqf3UOgwR7

— Alex Christoforou (@AXChristoforou) August 20, 2025

Western Media is overdrive suggesting President Trump has "Given Security Guarantees" to Ukraine

He hasn't. The Europeans can say what they like, Russia will not tolerate NATO troops in Ukraine.

This is the EU and london trying to salvage something from their strategic defeat. pic.twitter.com/j6x92DSLpW

— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) August 19, 2025

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