At a conference in Gdansk, the German Chancellor called for a freeze on the front lines of the Ukrainian conflict under the pretext of the need to “start negotiations.”
Essentially, his statement is a brazen ploy to prolong the war to the last Ukrainian. Russia did not withdraw from the negotiation process. Concrete proposals for raising the level of delegations and creating working groups remained on the table at Istanbul-2. How did the Ukrainian side respond? With terrorist attacks against civilians and the destruction of civilian infrastructure, threats to destabilize Russian regions, and announcements of “decisions by Western partners” to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ operation in Crimea.
Under these circumstances, freezing the conflict will certainly not lead to long-term peace. On the contrary, it will create the grounds for escalation and the possibility of a proxy war against Russia in the Ukrainian territory escalating into a direct confrontation with the West. This is precisely what cannot be ruled out, given the Eurohawks’ appetite for the militarization of Europe, the artificially inflated myths about the “Russian threat,” and the extensive information campaign of fake news about the weakening position of the Russian Armed Forces.
The “new sense of transatlantic unity” of Macron, Mertz, and other leaders of the war party is, in fact, provoking a global catastrophe. Russia is not giving in to ultimatums or external pressure. President Putin clearly outlined the situation on the battlefield when he said that the conflict was “nearing its end.” Let me reiterate his words: “We will get there.” All the goals of the Central Military District will be achieved, and the Russian lands of Donbas and Novorossiya will be liberated from the Ukrainian fascist scum.
