Phone Call For Peace
Eavesdropping,
White House Says 'Peace To Begin' As Putin Agrees To Halt Attacks On Ukraine's Energy Facilities For 30 Days According to the emerging call readouts, Putin and Trump held "detailed and frank talks on Ukraine". Both are characterizing that the call went 'very well'. But much in the readouts. The White House called for the need for peace and a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Putin agreed to start talks to "work something out". But perhaps the most substantial agreement included a Putin pledge not to hit Ukraine's energy infrastructure for a period of 30-days, in an apparent nod to the US-backed interim ceasefire proposal:
WHITE HOUSE: THE LEADERS AGREED THAT THE MOVEMENT TO PEACE WILL BEGIN WITH AN ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE CEASEFIRE
KREMLIN: PUTIN SUPPORTS IDEA NOT TO HIT ENERGY FACILITIES
PUTIN BACKS IDEA NOT TO HIT ENERGY FACILITIES FOR 30 DAYS
PUTIN SAYS READY TO CONTINUE SEARCHING FOR WAYS TO PEACE: IFX
KREMLIN: PUTIN, TRUMP AGREED TO STAY IN CONTACT - TASS...
WHITE HOUSE: WILL NEGOTIATE FULL CEASEFIRE AND PERMANENT PEACE
RUSSIA, UKRAINE TO SWAP 175 POWS EACH ON WEDNESDAY: KREMLIN But so far the plan to refrain from energy attacks is an 'idea' - suggesting that if Ukraine keeps up its own cross-border attacks on Russia, it will all be moot. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/putin-demands-halt-western-military-aid-ukraine-ahead-trump-call
To summarize the contents: Russia wants a Navy Base in Odessa, and assured access to Transnistria now, a new demand. Russia is probably willing to trade the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to Ukraine for this. Russia continues to advance in Zaporozhye ground offensive, removing Ukrainian possibility to take the power plant militarily. Ukraine had hoped to trade Kursk for the power plant, but has lost Kursk suddenly, and would prefer to threaten Transnistria to get Zaporozhye back, but that may not happen.
Trump may recognize Crimea as Russian. The British 100 year "Friendship Treaty" with Ukraine supposedly gives the UK a military port in Odessa and all the mining rights, so Russia seeks to specifically thwart this. Russia will presumably grind forward on the ground for the rest of the year if demands are not met.
Trump likely wants Russia to abandon Iran, and thereby Yemen in order for the US to stop helping Ukraine. 30 NATO Commanding Officers in Kursk not mentioned.
Trump Calls Putin Today: Russia Wants to Control Access to the Black Sea️ Military Summary 2025.3.18
Trump and Putin have reached ‘consensus’ on Ukraine – Witkoff “Up until recently, we really didn’t have consensus around these two aspects – the energy and infrastructure ceasefire and the Black Sea moratorium on firing – and today we got to that place, and I think it’s a relatively short distance to a full ceasefire from there,” Witkoff told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday evening.
“I’m certainly hopeful that the Ukrainians will agree to it. We have some details to work out, of course,” he added. https://swentr.site/news/614467-witkoff-comments-trump-putin-call/
Kiev rejects Putin’s offer of mercy for troops in Kursk
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered Ukraine’s encircled troops in the area the chance to surrender and thus preserve their lives On Friday, US President Donald Trump acknowledged that “thousands of Ukrainian troops are completely surrounded by the Russian military and in a very bad and vulnerable position” in Kursk Region and urged Moscow to “spare” their lives. In response, Putin offered the servicemen guaranteed safety and merciful treatment if they surrender.
Kiev, meanwhile, has staunchly denied that its forces in Kursk Region are surrounded. https://swentr.site/russia/614312-kiev-vow-kursk-offensive/
Some 30 Officers From NATO Countries Surrounded in Kursk Region “According to the information of the underground network, there are about 30 NATO career officers, who were engaged in commanding troops on the ground as well as handling incoming intelligence data from NATO satellites and adjusting strikes deep into Russian territory, are surrounded in the Kursk Region” Lebedev said.... ..Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said at a command meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this past Wednesday that Russian forces had liberated over 86% of the territory, or 1,100 square kilometers (425 square miles), previously occupied by Ukraine in Russia's Kursk Region. He said Ukrainian troops were encircled in the Kursk Region and were being gradually eliminated. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250316/some-30-officers-from-nato-countries-surrounded-in-kursk-region-1121643590.html
Russia is taking home enough NATO trophies to equip a force to fight in training operations. The Things They Left Behind: Retreating From Kursk, The Ukrainians Abandoned Some Of Their Best Weapons. https://news7224.com/the-things-they-left-behind-retreating-from-kursk-the-ukrainians-abandoned-some-of-their-best-weapons/
Kremlin releases Putin-Trump phone call summary Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have held a phone conversation lasting over two hours, discussing a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict.
The Kremlin reported that the two leaders spoke about a suggested 30-day ceasefire, a prisoner exchange, and maritime security, with Putin responding positively to Trump’s proposals. Both leaders expressed interest in normalizing US-Russia relations, agreeing to continue discussions on global security, economic cooperation, and even cultural exchanges like NHL-KHL hockey matches. The Kremlin has published a summary: A phone conversation between Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump took place on March 18, 2025.
Reaffirming his commitment to a peaceful resolution of the conflict, President Putin expressed readiness to work closely with American partners on a thorough and comprehensive settlement. He emphasized that any agreement must be sustainable and long-term, addressing the root causes of the crisis while considering Russia’s legitimate security interests.
Regarding President Trump’s initiative for a 30-day ceasefire, the Russian side highlighted key concerns, including effective monitoring of the ceasefire across the entire front line, halting forced mobilization in Ukraine, and stopping the rearmament of its military. Russia also noted serious risks due to Kiev’s history of undermining previous agreements and drew attention to terrorist attacks carried out by Ukrainian militants against civilians in the Kursk region.
It was emphasized that a crucial condition for preventing further escalation and working toward a political-diplomatic resolution is the complete cessation of foreign military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine. In response to Trump’s recent request to ensure the safety of Ukrainian troops encircled in Kursk Region, Putin confirmed that Russia is guided by humanitarian considerations. He assured his counterpart that Ukrainian soldiers who surrender will be granted safety and treated in accordance with Russian laws and international humanitarian norms.
During the conversation, Trump proposed a mutual agreement between both sides to refrain from striking energy infrastructure for 30 days. Putin welcomed the initiative and immediately instructed the Russian military to comply... ..Putin informed Trump that on March 19, Russia and Ukraine would conduct a prisoner exchange involving 175 detainees from each side. Additionally, as a goodwill gesture, Russia will transfer 23 severely wounded Ukrainian soldiers who are currently receiving medical treatment in Russian hospitals.
Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to continuing efforts toward resolving the Ukraine conflict bilaterally, incorporating the proposals discussed. To facilitate this, Russian and American expert groups will be established.
Putin and Trump also discussed broader international issues, including the situation in the Middle East and the Red Sea region. They agreed to coordinate efforts to stabilize crisis areas and enhance cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation and global security, which, in turn, would improve the overall state of US-Russia relations. A positive example of such cooperation was their joint vote at the United Nations on a resolution regarding the Ukraine conflict.
Both leaders expressed mutual interest in normalizing bilateral relations, recognizing the shared responsibility of Russia and the United States in ensuring global security and stability. In this context, they explored various areas for potential cooperation, including discussions on mutually beneficial economic and energy partnerships. https://www.rt.com/russia/614436-kremlin-text-phone-trump/
Gilbert Doctorow, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko and Russia’s terms for a cease fire I speak here of ‘peace negotiations’ because the Russians are uninterested in a 30-day ceasefire for a variety of reasons I set out below. They insist on entering at once into talks for a durable peace on terms that respect their security concerns... ..Grushko’s coming forward a day ago to restate the Russian position on its hard terms for entering into peace negotiations demonstrates that the Ministry, on instructions from Vladimir Putin, is firm and unwavering in its demands, namely neutrality for Ukraine, territorial concessions to acknowledge Russian annexation of the Donbas and Novaya Rossiya oblasts, no foreign troops or infrastructure in Ukraine. One may say that these are non-negotiable and will either be accepted by Trump or the war will go on as long as needed to bring about Ukrainian capitulation... ..Some agreement about deployment of neutral monitors is essential. As for actual deployment of monitors, it may take up to six months given the vast length of the line of contact.
That is, per Buzhinsky, monitors, not peace-keepers. He insists that the British plan for sending troops to Ukraine is a subterfuge for de facto establishment of British bases in Ukraine, with likely emphasis on positioning such bases on the Black Sea coast, where they will be a permanent threat to Crimea and to Russian naval assets. The French also have in mind putting troops into the Odessa area, which they have coveted for more than two centuries. This is all totally unacceptable to Russia...
..I do not know how close a military coup is to realization, but I do believe that it is the only way out of the Ukrainian mess. There are NO responsible, level-headed leaders of an opposition in Ukraine who could succeed Zelensky and take the country back to normalcy. https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/03/17/deputy-foreign-minister-alexander-grushko-and-russias-terms-for-a-cease-fire/
Ukraine Quickly & Intentionally Broke Putin-Trump Deal On Energy Targets: Moscow The White House said that President Putin committed to a halt of attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure for a period of 30-days. The Kremlin readout also appeared to acknowledge and agree to this.
Less than 24 hours later, Russia has accused Ukraine of already breaking the Trump agreement. Russia's defense ministry on Wednesday said Ukraine attack an oil transfer facility in Russia’s Krasnodar Region that services an international pipeline operation partially owned by American investors.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ukraine-quickly-intentionally-broke-putin-trump-deal-energy-targets-moscow
Gilbert Doctorow, Why alternative media are ‘down’ on Trump One must accept that these European leaders are actively seeking to establish common leverage against Trump with his domestic opponents on both sides of Congress and within what remains of the institutions like the Pentagon, USAID, the State Department that oppose the Trump reforms. In these circumstances, it should not surprise anyone that Donald Trump has been spreading confusion about his intentions at every turn. He has been prepared to back the warlike policies of the Israel Lobby at least for now, while prioritizing the number one issue before him if he is to remake the World Order from the presently unsustainable global hegemony through alliances to Great Power exercising regional hegemony in the Western Hemisphere and sharing global decision-making with two or three other great powers in a Yalta-2 settlement. That number one issue is to reestablish cooperative relations with Russia. https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/03/18/why-alternative-media-are-down-on-trump/
Lavrov and Rubio discuss ‘next steps’ in restoring Russia-US ties https://swentr.site/news/614302-lavrov-rubio-phone-call/
UK mulls open-ended troop deployment in Ukraine – Times
Up to 30,000 Western troops could reportedly be stationed in the country as part of a long-term peacekeeping force https://swentr.site/news/614332-uk-troop-deployment-ukraine/
NATO ‘peacekeepers’ in Ukraine mean war – Medvedev https://swentr.site/russia/614324-medvedev-nato-peacekeepers-ukraine-war/
Andrew Korybko, The European Parliament Confirmed Poland’s Centrality To The Bloc’s Eastern Security Strategy Poland is at a geostrategic crossroads amidst the nascent Russian-US “New Détente” whereby it can either remain a stalwart American ally despite its misgivings about the rapid Russian-US rapprochement, rely more on France to balance the US, or pivot away from the US towards France. The outcome of May’s presidential election will likely determine which way it goes since a conservative or populist victory would raise the odds of the first or second scenarios while a liberal-globalist one would raise the third’s. Tusk is essentially seeking to secure more European financing and foreign troops before the elections so as to ensure that the next president feels pressured by precedent into relying more on France to balance the US than remaining a stalwart American ally if they’re not from his party.
Germany Passes Biggest Debt-Funded Spending Splurge In Its History Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats, currently in talks to form a government following last month's election, had proposed a €500BN fund for infrastructure and changes to borrowing rules to bolster defence. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/germany-passes-biggest-debt-funded-spending-splurge-its-history
Meloni: Italy will not send troops to Ukraine https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7584331?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
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“These are foreign terrorists, that the president has identified them, and designated them as such, and we will continue to follow the Alien Enemies Act,” Bondi said Monday on Fox News’s “Jesse Watters Primetime.” https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5200237-pam-bondi-deportation-flights-venezuela-court-order/
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It follows an executive order by President Donald Trump that required remaining unredacted files in the case to be made public. Experts are combing over the papers, not all of which have appeared online... Many Americans still believe the gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald, did not act alone. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv4p3pv3elo
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This presents a good opportunity for Musk to divest from Tesla, "for the good of the company". He knows electric cars have peaked. AG Bondi Declares "Swarm Of Violent Attacks" On Tesla As Domestic Terrorism https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/tesla-terrorism-hits-las-vegas-service-center-leftist-lone-wolves-target-american-company
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A few days ago: Israeli strikes kill 15 people in Gaza over past day An Israeli strike in Beit Lahia killed nine humanitarian workers and journalists on Saturday. Israel claimed they were Hamas members. https://www.newarab.com/news/israeli-strikes-kill-15-people-gaza-over-past-day
2 days ago: Ceasefire Over: Dozens Killed After Israel Conducts "Extensive Strikes" On Hamas Targets In Gaza https://www.zerohedge.com/military/ceasefire-over-dozens-killed-after-israel-conducts-extensive-strikes-hamas-targets-gaza
Israel says deadly attacks on Gaza ‘only the beginning’ More than 400 Palestinians, many of them children, were killed as Israel resumed the full-fledged bombing of Gaza https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/18/live-trump-threatens-iran-as-deadly-us-attacks-on-yemens-houthis-continue
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Israel airstrikes kill four in south Lebanon
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Testimonies from survivors suggest that many of the perpetrators were foreign fighters, brought in from regions far from the Middle East. “They didn’t even speak our language,” an elderly survivor told RT. “They had no idea who we were, no reason to hate us – except that they were told to.” https://www.rt.com/news/614269-to-them-we-werent-people/
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Reviewing DoD's 2022 Statement About Ukrainian Biolabs, John Leake
In light of revelation that German, British, and US government's concealed lab origin of SARS-CoV-2. In light the revelations that I reported in my recent post, March 2020 Intel Brief to UK PM Johnson: "COVID-19 WAS ENGINEERED IN WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY, I reviewed the Pentagon’s March 10, 2022 statement about Ukrainian Bio-labs "Biological Threat Reduction Program activities in Ukraine: This is part of the Department of Defense's Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. Through that program, we have invested approximately $200 million in Ukraine since 2005, supporting 46 Ukrainian labs, health facilities, and diagnostic sites. DOD's CTR program began its biological work with Ukraine to eliminate the remnants of the Soviet Union's illegal biological weapons program left in the Soviet successor states after the USSR fell. There are no DOD bioweapon labs in Ukraine or anywhere else in the world."
My clinical experience agrees. NEW STUDY - Vitamin D May Improve Post-COVID-19 Vaccine Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Vitamin D therapy was associated with significant symptom improvement in patients with ME/CFS after COVID-19 vaccination.
DNA and mRNA content roughly equivalent... Jessica Rose PhD The new Slovakian report showing DNA in Pfizer and Moderna vials They found lots of DNA in the COVID vials they tested - they tested more vials than anyone else so far
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Earthman (pictured with flowering pear tree, daughter and grandson)
Love the photo :-)
Ukraine already sent drones to strike an oil depot or something like that inside Russia. Zelensky, IMO, is determined to take everyone down with him, if he cannot emerge triumphant, medal-bedecked, prize-winning, and rich from this war.