"Won't this just give Putin a huge window to delay talks until he has well and truly won the war?"

I think we should assume that Trump and Putin already made a deal on Ukraine: Russia gets the east, the US gets the rest.

This explains why Europe has no seat at the table.

This explains why Russian troops have barely moved in February, coming to a near halt in the past two weeks.

This explains why Trump wants the minerals deal before the peace, guaranteeing US dominance over rump-Ukraine.

And this explains the spectacle at the White House and this act of apparent sabotage:

Trump promised to get Zelensky to the table, or force his replacement.

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β€œThis explains why Russian troops have barely moved in February, coming to a near halt in the past two weeks.”

A much simpler explanation is Russia is losing. They've been having severe economic problems, in part due to oil and gas infrastructure getting blown up by Ukraine. Rusisa does not have infinite men or equipment, and they've been clearly struggling. Hell, they're using lots of civilian vehicles due to a shortage of military vehicles. They've even started using horses and donkeys:

https://video.nostr.build/e13b6a458fb52422508af9c2273878060e06137b1c59cc732fcc62ea6639f2bf.mp4

Russia hasn't "barely moved" in February. They've barely moved for much longer than that. They can't even get Ukrainians out of Kursk.

That's a much simpler explanation than deal to "carve up" Ukraine. How do you think the US would "get the east"?

And it's obvious that Europe has a seat at the table. They've been providing more weapons and money than the US, and Europe has nukes (France and the UK). Most recently French fighter jets were donated and are already flying missions, and the donated F16s came from the EU, not the US.

Is Russia in on the verge of collapse or about to conquer Europe? I'm getting mixed messages from my feed.

Neither

Obviously Russia is doing badly now and can be thoroughly defeated. But at the same time, obviously Russia can rebuild their forces over time if we get another ceasefire. Which is exactly what they've done time and time again.

I know you know you this. Why are you trolling?