Source: Antiwar.com
by Ted Snider
“On April 17, the U.S. presented Ukrainian and European officials with a framework for peace that declared itself ‘the final offer.’ On April 23, Ukrainian and European officials, denying the ‘final offer’ statement, presented the U.S. with an alternative peace plan of their own. Western officials and media have complained that the U.S. plan is Russian influenced. That is not a fair accusation. The plan is reality based: it concedes what is inevitable to Russia while refusing Russian demands that are unrealistic. The Ukrainian and European peace plan is not reality based: it suffers from the delusion that the side that is losing can impose a total capitulation on the victor.” [editor’s note: That is indeed a delusion … but it applies to both sides (and to Snider). So far neither side is winning and both are losing – TLK] (05/05/25)