BACKGROUND
See,
1) Olga Latman, “What’s Going on Between Trump and Russia? ;From Praise to Mafia Style Concerns About Trump’s Safety,” Unmasking Russia, November 19, 2024.
2) James Rowles, “”Russia’s Man in Washington” Prepares Pro-Putin and Pro-Russian U.S. Administration,”Trenchant Observations, “November 14, 2024;
The ceasefire deal in Southern Lebanon and and Norther Israel is a great blessing, not the least because it gives effect to a U.N. Security Council resolution and is otherwise consisten with international law.
The contrast with much current thinking about a ceasefire deal in Ukraine recognizing Russian controm over Ukrainian territory it has conquered by military force could not be greater. The ceasefire agreement in Israel and Lebabon upholds and is backed by international law.
The illusion of a ceasefire in Ukraine based on what supporters euphemistically term “territorial concessions”–the surrender to an invading army–cripples U.S. and Westen military and diplomatic decision-making, production of munitions, and planning for various military contingencies, including the use of nuclear weapons and the introduction of troops from NATO countries and other allies into Ukraine, and even the use of NATO forces against targets in Russia if required to prevent a Russian defeat and takeover of Ukraine.