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"Ukraine has not been invited to a key meeting between American and Russian
officials in Saudi Arabia this week to decide what peace in the country might
look like.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will “never accept” any
decisions in talks without its participation to end Russia’s three-year war in
the country.
A decision to negotiate the sovereignty of Ukrainians without them – as well as
US President Donald Trump’s blatantly extortionate attempt to claim half of
Ukraine’s rare mineral wealth as the price for ongoing US support – reveals a
lot about how Trump sees Ukraine and Europe.
But this is not the first time large powers have colluded to negotiate new
borders or spheres of influence without the input of the people who live there.
Such high-handed power politics rarely ends well for those affected, as these
seven historical examples show."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
