After Trump bitched slapped Zelensky – who was either high on coke as numerous observers in the know swore, or forgot who he was dealing with – several NATO European nations rushed to offer him a shoulder or two to cry on!! They hurriedly convened a meeting in London offering ostentatious support – while some panned Trump. As a treat, PM Starmer arranged for King Charles to meet Zelensky – to boost his ego shattered after passing through the Trump-Vance meat grinder!! At the end of the conclave, host Starmer announced that the UK, Ukraine, France and some other (unnamed) nations would form a “coalition of the willing”. Germany was at the meeting so your eyewitness wonders why they weren’t mentioned!! Fear of being bitch-slapped???
But what’s the coalition to do?? Well, come up with a “peace plan” that they’ll present to Trump. So clearly with all their fat talk, they recognize they can’t do squat without having the US as their ultimate guarantor!! Starmer outlined three essentials for a peace deal they think would be acceptable to Trump: arming the Ukrainians to put them in a position of strength; including a European element to guarantee security; and providing a “US backstop”, to prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from breaking his promises. Now right off the bat, your Eyewitness feels while the hot bodies at the conclave might be willing – their political will is weak!!
Let’s look at heir goals. Whatever the exact figures and breakdown, between the US and the Europeans, it’s indisputable that Ukraine was armed to the teeth – and then some –even before Russia launched its “special military operation” – not war! – into Ukraine. Trump kept needling Zelensky during their Oval Office bout that it was he who sent Javelins to Ukraine – anti-tank weapons that ensured that every time one is fired, a tank is taken out!! And halted the Ruskies!!
So exactly what weapons will Europe now supply that’s gonna turn the tide and “guarantee security”?? After all they certainly won’t be sending European bodies – Ukrainians are expendable, thank you!! Nukes? Seeing as Ukraine was denuked back in the 1990s?? Do they wanna go down that road?? Didn’t think so!!
So on to the US backstop to contain Putin. And this is where they’re gonna hit a wall named Trump II. Trump has declared unambiguously that he’ll be sitting down with the Ruskies – more specifically Putin, mano a mano!! He clearly feels the Europeans have been playing the US since the end of WWII – but now it’s egregious since the US doesn’t see Russia as a threat, with an ocean between them!! Trump’s gonna demand they fulfil their own Number 1 promise- which he knows ain’t gonna be done!!
The European mouse ain’t roaring!!
…called Caricom
Your Eyewitness noted Caricom’s anodyne announcement following Cenezuela’s navy invasion of the waters in our exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to confront the Exxon FPSO. He’s gonna quote from it to emphasis its vacuousness since it’ll be pretty difficult to lampoon it! “This provocative incident of 1 March 2025 initiated by Venezuela runs counter to the agreed commitment of CARICOM and CELAC to ensure the Caribbean region remains a Zone of Peace.” What has Caricom done to make this a reality vis a vis Venezuela’s unrelenting hostilities?? “It is critical that there be a peaceful resolution of the border controversy as is expected under the International Court of Justice, which already has conduct over the dispute.” So why are half of Caricom members of Venezuela’s ALBA?
“As was contemplated in the Argyle Declaration, a resolution of this controversy, remains entirely possible without any acts of provocation or aggression.” And what has Argyle convenor Ralphie Gonzalez done to remind his pal Mad Maduro to discourage aggressive actions??
Congratulations on rigged elections??
…called IWD
International Women’s Day’s gonna be celebrated next Saturday, along with the UN under the theme, “For All Women and Girls: Rights, Equality, Empowerment.” So when will that “empowerment” deal with violence against women??
