There’s no question that the Ukraine situation is a quagmire.  And the series of arrangements, miscalculations, provocations and maneuvers that have led to this impasse is ultimately a saga of manipulation and hypocrisy.   And that it’s not even clear what the ideal solution is at this stage.   Trump’s apparent solution of forcing the Ukrainians into a peace settlement that likely favours Russian demands (while the US fleeces Ukraine for its apparent mineral wealth) is one path.   Britain, Europe and an alliance ‘of the willing’ putting peacekeeping forces in Ukraine is another: perhaps in tandem with Trump’s vision. … Continue reading The Moral & Strategic Quagmire of UKRAINE: A Saga of Hypocrisy & Manipulation…