The New Dark Age

I had the great pleasure of speaking with Ambassador Chas Freeman regarding the US-Ukraine deal for a 30-day ceasefire. The agreement does not provide any political solutions and would likely be used by the US and the Europeans to pump more weapons into Ukraine. Statements from the British suggest that they may use the ceasefire to place their troops within Ukraine. This is happening at a time that Ukrainian position in Kursk has completely collapsed. Zelensky and the Europeans argue that if Russia does not accept the ceasefire, then the US must respond strongly against Russia. This seems to be seen as an opportunity by Zelensky and the Europeans to win the US back over and return to a long war. However, is there more to this? Ambassador Freeman suggests that it could be a tactical move by the Trump administration to get Zelensky and the Europeans to at least accept the need for diplomacy and negotiations, and that this ceasefire is merely a starting position to negotiate with Russia.