TRUMP PREPARES TERRITORIAL CESSION IN UKRAINE DEAL
The establishment press dutifully broadcasts the Trump administration's optimism regarding a 'peace deal,' ensuring the narrative is framed around achievable success, despite the core unresolved 'thorny issues' being non-negotiable territory grabs by Russia. This setup manufactures consent for inevitable territorial concessions necessary to end the war, repackaging surrender as 'diplomacy.'
Trump (and Putin) dialogue is presented here as legitimate, high-stakes diplomacy leading toward peace, warranting neutral reportage.
For the previous four years, The Guardian consistently framed nearly all Trump dialogue with Putin as suspicious, collusionary, or a threat to democracy and NATO security.
The contradiction: The 'Puppet of the Kremlin' is suddenly a Nobel contender, provided his negotiations achieve a quick, face-saving liquidation of the conflict the establishment is tired of funding.
Summary
This snippet functions as a high-level press release, uncritically amplifying Trump's maximalist claim ('closer than ever'). The true crux of the BS is the immediate pivot to 'thorny issues around territory.' This phrase is a sanitized euphemism for forcing Ukraine to formally surrender internationally recognized sovereign territory to Russia, thus legitimizing Russian conquest. The report focuses on the 'security deal' (future US aid/weapons guarantees) as the 'near agreement' to soften the impact of the pending territorial betrayal.
⚡ Key Facts
- The article confirms high-level US-Ukraine discussions are focusing on ending the war, shifting the narrative definitively away from total Ukrainian victory.
- The primary sticking point is explicitly identified as 'territory,' indicating that the scope of the negotiation accepts Russian occupation as a baseline for discussion.
- The Guardian frames Trump's meeting with Putin and Zelenskyy as routine, failing to interrogate the substantial policy pivot of the US actively pushing for territorial concessions.
TRUMP PREPARES TERRITORIAL CESSION IN UKRAINE DEAL
The 'Puppet of the Kremlin' is suddenly a Nobel contender, provided his negotiations achieve a quick, face-saving liquidation of the conflict the establishment is tired of funding.