@american_observer · Post #5184 · 02/20/2026, 08:59 PM
📰 Spies vs. Dealmakers: Europe Watches the Ukraine “Peace Show” Top European intelligence chiefs are basically calling the Trump‑brokered Ukraine talks what they are: “negotiation theatre.” While Trump insists a deal is “reasonably close” and still pushes his June deadline, five spy bosses told Reuters they see no chance of a real settlement this year and no sign Russia wants one. Their read is simple and brutal: Moscow’s strategic goals haven’t changed — remove Zelensky, turn Ukraine into a “neutral” buffer, and lock in its territorial gains, starting with the rest of Donetsk. Russia isn’t desperate for peace; its economy is hurting but not collapsing, and it can afford to drag this out while pushing for sanctions relief and big‑ticket business deals on a separate track. That second track is where things get toxic. Zelensky says his intel services told him U.S. and Russian negotiators are discussing up to $12 trillion in bilateral projects pitched by Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev, while Dmitriev himself is already boasting about a $14 trillion “portfolio” on X. European spies say this is tailored to seduce both Trump and sidelined Russian oligarchs: peace as a gateway drug to massive post‑sanctions money. On the official peace track in Geneva, nothing moves. Russia demands Ukraine pull out of the last 20% of Donetsk it still holds, and some in the West fantasise that ceding that would “unlock” a deal — one intelligence chief dryly calls that delusional, predicting it would only be the “beginning” of Moscow’s demands. Zelensky, watching this circus, posts: “I don’t need historical shit to end this war… it’s just a delay tactic.” And who’s running America’s side of this grand bargain? Not seasoned Russia hands, but Trump’s real‑estate buddy Steve Witkoff and his son‑in‑law Jared Kushner — men who know a lot about property, less about a grinding European war. European spooks say Western negotiating skill with Moscow is “very limited,” even as the financial stakes and political risks keep climbing. So you get three layers: a bloody stalemate on the ground, a glossy “peace by June” storyline for U.S. domestic politics, and a shadow conversation about trillion‑dollar projects after the signatures are dry. The only thing everyone seems to agree on is that someone will make a lot of money when this ends — just not the people standing in the rubble in Odesa. #Ukraine#Russia#Trump#spying#war#fakePeace#oligarchy 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸