Desperate times--desperate measures.
The US has proposed resuming long-stalled security talks under the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) framework as part of efforts to negotiate a peace deal in the Ukraine conflict, Bloomberg has reported. The report comes ahead of direct negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations. The NRC, a forum created in 2002 for dialogue between the US-led military bloc and Moscow, effectively ceased practical operations in 2014. That year, Crimea joined the Russian Federation after holding a referendum following a Western-backed armed coup in Kiev. The council met to discuss the situation in Ukraine 11 times, until the conflict’s escalation in 2022, after which NATO cut off all communication. The US has reportedly offered to revive the NRC format as part of its efforts to talk Russia into freezing the Ukraine conflict. Last month, White House special envoy Steve Witkoff visited Moscow and reportedly attempted to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire that would suspend fighting along current front lines, in exchange for sanctions relief and US recognition of Crimea.
No, I have a better idea. Why revive this long dead donkey--not that it is possible to start with--how about creating a Council of Ukraine NATO Treaty--CUNT--and try to invite Russia as a member later, so to speak allow Russia to penetrate this Treaty and then start negotiating on (or in) this platform. Great idea!
