THE LAST FORTRESS

Everything seems to be in place for an end to the war in Ukraine, so what are the obstacles?

 

By Dany Smith 

“Zuka!” was the last word heard over the intercom from one of the operators at the fortified defensive position in northeastern Sumit before they were blown up by a massive attack from “Geran-3” drones. This is the reality facing the AFU right now on what remains of the front line. There is no way to stop the Russian drone attacks, much less their hypersonic missiles. There is no way to conceal their forces, and the AFU has been using civilian infrastructure knowing the risk to its inhabitants to mobilize, stockpile supplies, or directly launch attacks on Russian troops. The incident on November 2 in the city of Komyshuvakha, in which an underground school was bombed, killing 53 people, has been framed as part of these treacherous tactics by the AFU, which end up using civilians as human shields for a very sinister purpose.

While no final progress has yet been confirmed between Washington and Moscow in the Abu Dhabi talks, Volodymyr Zelensky has no alternative but to rely on the Europeans especially the British and Germans who remain determined to continue hostilities. Likewise, and as has become very clear, the Europeans (although they are part of the problem) are not invited to these talks, and this was explicitly stated in the position of the chief negotiators.

Ukrainians and Russians are fed up with this war, which is why the negotiations may soon bear fruit, even as Zelensky’s neo-Nazi supporters under the guidance and direction of the CIA and MI6 try to disrupt them with terrorist attacks and by creating situations like the one in Komyshuvakha.

That is why, while the AFU continued to launch deep-strike attacks against refineries and power plants on Russian territory, humanitarian groups from Russia and Ukraine have begun working together to take advantage of ceasefires in areas such as Kherson, where Moscow has sent trucks carrying medical supplies and food for residents, as well as buses to evacuate residents who voluntarily wish to seek refuge in Russia.

According to reliable sources involved in the talks, this would be the definitive demarcation line.

Since October 27, a ceasefire has been in place in that sector, allowing for the opening of land corridors through which the flow of humanitarian aid can be resumed.

This joint effort has created situations that Western media and especially European Atlanticists, have been reluctant to show. Joint teams of Ukrainian and Russian forces working side by side present a terrible image for the war bureaucrats in Brussels and especially in London, who will do anything to undermine these efforts.

Zelensky’s regular forces have only a few fortified defenses left in the east, but it is only a matter of time before the Russians take them. Given this reality on the ground, Ukrainian officials should be more realistic and prioritize the interests of their people over the expectations of a small group of extremists who would be more than satisfied if they could set all of Europe ablaze just to draw the Russian Federation into the conflict. At the same time, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, amid the tripartite talks in Abu Dhabi, has made it very clear that they will not allow Europe (meaning the EU and the instigators in London) to buy time for the Zelensky regime with a ceasefire.

Likewise, the foreign minister recalled the original causes of the conflict, which arose from Kyiv’s refusal to comply with the collective and joint security agreements signed in 2014. Let us not forget that that stance was heavily influenced by those who were supposed to be the guarantors of those agreements and who, in this way, ended up sabotaging them to serve the interests of their sponsors in Brussels.

Currently, some reliable sources claim that only half of the citizens surveyed in Denmark and Great Britain hold the unyielding position that funding for the regime in Kyiv should continue; thus, without money, Zelensky and his far-right cadres will no longer be sustainable.

For Zelensky, his last hope does not lie in NATO’s fortifications and weaponry; it lies with these European actors, since (even though it is not officially stated) the Trump administration abandoned him long ago.

Given the current state of affairs and the deep rift that has formed between Europe and the Russian Federation, the only solution to end this war is for Russian troops to finish the job on the battlefield which would require reaching Kyiv and dismantling the neo-Nazi regime. From there, a new phase will inevitably emerge one that will not mean lasting peace but rather the establishment of a status quo of instability, much like an invisible wall between western and eastern Ukraine.