LOS ANGELES.–President Joe Biden, 82, continues to escalate the Ukraine War until the bitter end when he must resign the presidency Jan. 20, 2025. Until that time, Biden and his national security team led by 63-year-old Secretary of State Antony Blinken and 47-year-old Jake Sullivan want to give Ukraine every dollar and weapon left in the arsenal, despite knowing the Ukraine War has been lost for over two years. Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Ukraine its best deal in March 2020, asking Ukraine to recognize Russian sovereignty over Crimea and accept the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk. Now Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky faces tough choices with 78-year-old President Donald Trump coming to office Jan. 20, 2025. Zelensky is well-aware Trump wants the war to end at the earliest possible time, regardless of Ukraine losing land to Russia.
Zelensky opted for war against the Kremlin Feb. 24, 2022, rejecting Putin’s best offer to stop the conflict, something he calls “a special military operation.” Zelensky demanded that Putin remove all his troops from Ukraine, submit to prosecution at The Hague’s International Criminal Court and repay Ukraine all war reparations. Zelensky’s demands are all rejected by 72-year-old Russian President Vladimir Putin, seizing in the last three years some 20-25% of Ukraine’s most choice sovereign territory along the Black Sea coast. Zelensky and Biden have failed to oust the Russian army that continues to decimate Ukraine energy infrastructure leaving Ukraine in ruins and its economy bankrupt. Without U.S. cash-and-weapons, Ukraine could not wage war with the Kremlin or pay its civil servant salaries in Kiev. Yet Biden continues to fan the flames of war to the end.
Biden commented recently on Putin’s “horrific” attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing more damage before a long, cold winter, justifying his continued support. Biden knows that Trump plans to change course, end the conflict and stop the death and destruction to Ukraine. If Zelensky got his way, Ukraine would be in a perpetual state of war with Russia with the U.S. footing the billions, now exceeding over $200 billion. “Overnight, Russia carried out a horrific aerial attack against Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities report that Russia launched nearly 200 missiles and drones against Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure, depriving Ukrainian civilians of access to electricity,” Biden said in a statement, obviously not from him but his underlings. Zelensky opted for war so he’s dealing with the consequences of war with the Kremlin.
How ironic that Biden’s handlers continue to justify a failed war and policy despite getting bounced out of office Nov. 5. Vice President Kamala Harris, 60, lost the race in part because she would have continued Biden’s failed domestic and foreign policies. So the White House complains about “horrific” Russian attacks but does nothing to move the conflict to the peace table for negotiation and compromise. Zelensky has showed he prefers war over peace because the U.S. foots all his bills, pays the salaries, fringe benefits and health care to all Ukrainian civil servants. Zelensky complains about the consequences of war but does nothing other than plan more war for the indefinite future. Biden and Zelensky refuse to accept the bitter reality of defeat and must now try negotiation and compromise to resolve a three-year conflict leaving Ukraine and its future in ruins.
Biden administration has conspired with the corrupt U.S. press to push the war down American throats. Trump’s resounding victory Nov. 5, voter opted for a different path on inflation at home and war overseas. Biden continues to beat a dead horse on Ukraine, refusing to accept reality that the war has been lost for over two years. Once Zelensky couldn’t pull off his promised counteroffensive to oust Russian troops from Ukraine, the war was lost. Biden and Zelensky keep making the same mistakes of battling the Kremlin, despite all the losses to Ukraine. Putin now controls 20-25% of Ukraine’s best territory on the Black Sea coast. More war has not changed that only continued to destroy Ukraine’s infrastructure making any reconstruction all the more difficult. All the fake patriotism from the White House can’t change the facts on the ground in Ukraine.
Biden wants to talk about Ukraine’s bravery in the face of a Russian aggressor. “Russia continues to underestimate the bravery, resilience and determination for the Ukrainian people. The United States stand with more than 50 countries in support of Ukraine and its fight for freedom,” Biden’s statement said. Biden repeats the same claptrap, rubbish about Ukrainian bravery, when Zelensky could have settled the war without the death and destruction over the last three years. Zelensky could have ended the conflict by giving up Crimea and accepting the independence of Luhansk and Donetsk. But no, he couldn’t resist all the billions in U.S. cash-and-weapons and went to war against the Kremlin. What did he think would happen to his country? Now Biden to the bitter end keeps spewing the same rubbish about Ukrainian democracy to justify a failed war.
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John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analyzing spin in national and global news. He’s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of Dodging The Bullet and Operation Charisma.
