The world is not at all peaceful, and the hot wars that are currently taking place are the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the war in Ukraine. Both wars were red-eyed, with the death toll numbering in the tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands. Countless families have been torn apart, more refugees have fled their homes, and many cities and infrastructure have been bombed into rubble.
Both wars were U.S.-backed wars of the best people. Objectively speaking, the war in Ukraine is much more dangerous than the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, although the West has turned its lens on the Gaza Strip. This is because, in essence, the war in Ukraine is a war between Russia and NATO, led by the United States, which could turn into a nuclear war and destroy the planet.
According to Seymour Hersh, a well-known American journalist, in a recently published article, Ukraine and Russia have recently been engaged in secret negotiations, and the negotiators on both sides are the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Rasimov and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny, and the content of the negotiations involves the armistice, Ukraine's accession to NATO, and the ownership of Crimea and eastern Ukraine.
According to Seymour Hersh, including Russia's agreement to Ukraine's accession to NATO, on the condition that NATO forces are not stationed on Ukrainian territory and only deploy defensive ** there.
Hersh said that both Russia and Ukraine believe that the continuation of the war is illogical and that Putin will sign an agreement to determine the borders according to the agreement of peace negotiations.
That is, Russia will stop fighting, but will not liberate all the territories established by the Russian Constitution.
Hersh quoted an American ** involved in high-level negotiations as saying, "This is not an impulsive event," adding: "It was orchestrated by Zarouge." The message is that the war is over and we are going to withdraw. To continue to do so will ruin the next generation of citizens of Ukraine. ”
The American ** said that "the White House is completely against the proposed agreement", "but this will happen" and "Putin does not disagree." ”
The report was supported by "anonymous" sources, allegedly by US intelligence agencies. The question is: Is this report true?
The fact is that relations between Zaluzhny and Zelensky were so bad that Zaluzhny did not attend the meeting of Zelensky and his generals on the last day of November. In addition to this, Zelensky reportedly ordered the Ukrainian regions not to talk to Zaluzhny.
Given the estrangement between Zelensky and Zaluzhny, any negotiations that Zaluzhny might have would hit a wall in Kyiv. Zelensky made it clear that Ukraine will not negotiate with Moscow. Legally, it can't either, because Ukrainian legislation prohibits negotiating with Putin.
In addition, the Asia Times reported that following Hersh, the Russian newspaper said that there were two major conditions for the two generals to reach an agreement. First, Ukraine recognizes, at least to some extent, Russia's control over the territories it currently occupies. Second, if Ukraine does not have NATO bases, Russia will not oppose Ukraine's accession to NATO.
There is no indication that Russia has slowed down its current operations, and there is no indication that Ukraine is withdrawing its troops. In fact, Ukraine is trying to redeploy and rotate forces in the main areas of contact. This pours cold water on any upcoming deal.
Scott Ritter, an American commentator on current affairs, commented that "Hersh's latest article is, at best, an assumption of the Western view." Even though a celebrity or respected person writes something, that doesn't mean it's true. ”
And so it is.
After the start of the special military operation last year, Putin had a televised address to the whole country. He defined the war as a "battle for survival." "Ukraine and the NATO alliance are on our way, and their offensive ** has been set up on our doorstep," he said. "Our current struggle is a battle to defend the sovereignty of the country, to defend Russia's national fortunes and the future of future generations. ”
Therefore, accepting Ukraine into NATO is actually a violation of Russia's red lines. This is tantamount to admitting that Putin lost the war. Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers died in vain, not to mention economic losses. If so, Putin loses popular support, let alone runs for re-election.
In addition, most NATO countries do not even want Ukraine to join NATO, and now that Zelensky and others have admitted defeat, this is even less likely.
Seymour Hersh's report may be a "wish list" thrown out by U.S. intelligence agencies to test Russia's reaction. Russia will not only not allow Ukraine to join NATO, but will also use military force to defend Crimea and eastern Ukraine, which have joined Russia. After all, the title of "fighting nation" is not in vain.