Reset With Russia

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Gilbert Doctorow, ‘Reset’ in relations with Russia: what are we actually talking about?

Richard Nixon was the one and only Realist president in American history in the second half of the 20th century. His direct successor in that sense today is…Donald J. Trump. When Richard Nixon spoke about what we today call ‘reset’ it was called ‘détente’ and it embraced all possible state-to-state, business-to-business and people-to-people relations. What Trump has in mind is an updated version of détente, embracing all issues that are of mutual interest to the United States and Russia. ALL ISSUES.
​ In my latest essays on the Trump-Putin phone call, I used ‘educated speculation’ to fill in the missing content, the content that is rightly being withheld from us because it is very delicate and must be discussed behind closed doors only. My best guess has been that the Russians have been heartened and have assumed a relationship of trust with Donald Trump because he shared with Putin his vision of all the directions in which a cooperative U.S. – Russian relationship may go. The only concrete indication that this was so came when President Trump said they had discussed among other things the Middle East. The Middle East? What connection does that have with the Ukraine war? There is no direct connection other than Trump’s obvious hope that the Russians can be useful to American diplomacy in that region in selected geography, such as in Syria. But it is indicative of the likely far-reaching discussions they held in two hours and twenty-eight minutes.
​ It is curious, of course, that Donald Trump’s usual point of reference in Republican hagiography is Ronald Reagan. But by his actions at present, I believe it is more relevant to say he is modeling himself on Richard Nixon, the greatest Realist in his party’s history. https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/03/22/reset-in-relations-with-russia-what-are-we-actually-talking-about/

Russia ‘100%’ doesn’t want to invade ‘Europe’ – Trump envoy​ The idea that Moscow would attack NATO is “preposterous,” Steve Witkoff has said https://swentr.site/news/614614-russia-doesnt-want-invade-europe-witkoff/

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Negotiations Continue to Go Nowhere as Europe Bashes Head Against Wall​ 3/23/2025 The next go-around of negotiations has concluded today between the Ukrainian and American sides in Riyadh. It’ll be the Russians’ turn with the Americans in the same place tomorrow, where Ukraine’s positions from today’s meeting will be conveyed.
​ The most fascinating part of these developments is that on their eve, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff made a number of compelling statements on his media circuit. It provided some of the first glimpses of a real possibility of the US reconciling with Russia’s operative framework of the war. Most significantly, he implied that the US is on board with Russia taking not just Crimea, but all the newly annexed regions... ..Witkoff demonstrated this in his talk with Tucker Carlson, wherein he called for Russia and the US to work together—a proposal that strikes so discordantly against previous US approaches that it’s nearly surreal to hear... ..Witkoff relayed an unexpected level of commiseration between Putin and Trump, stating that Putin prayed for Trump after the shooting, and commissioned a portrait for him as a gift... ..Of particular interest were simultaneous reports that Russia would allegedly end the conflict if the currently demanded regions were recognized, but with one big kicker... The kicker?
​ In return for recognition and if it happened "in the near future", Kommersant said Putin would undertake not to lay claim to the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and other Ukrainian territory.​.. ..In the meanwhile, Europe continues to hold ‘summits’, which time and again embarrassingly come to naught... ..The EU has stopped the discussion on the confiscation of frozen Russian assets. This is evidenced by the text of the EU summit conclusions of March 20.
"In accordance with EU law, Russian assets should remain frozen until Russia stops its war of aggression against Ukraine and compensates it for the damage caused by this war," said the text adopted by EU leaders... ​..Shortly afterwards, Macron effectively rejected Starmer’s more heavy-handed and belligerent ‘boots-on-ground’ plan, preferring to explore a more—how shall we say—strictly legal, and not off-putting, way to backstop the AFU with European troops. Starmer was getting increasingly gung-ho to the point Macron apparently got cold feet, and realized just how far outside ‘international law’ he was careening. Also, the plan was primarily doomed by US’ refusal to give security guarantees to the Europeans, in the event Russia begins shooting at them.​.. ..Now they seek to explore a “UN”-sanctioned peacekeeping force, but the idea was quickly shot down by Zelensky himself...
..In short, the game has become clearer than ever: Russia and the US are working on ending the conflict by acknowledging first principles, and Ukraine and the UK seek to sabotage the peace in any way possible, in order to prolong the war and bleed Russia for as long as possible. Why? Because the longer the conflict can be prolonged, the greater the possibility of interlacing it with a broader one, by inciting Russia to attack the Baltics.​.. ..With the recent flood of videos showing trains and convoys of military gear traversing Romania toward Ukraine, it’s clearer than ever why “democracy” was aborted to oust Georgescu.​.. ..Imagine that the US accepts Russian demands of stopping arms flows to Ukraine—but what good would that do if the UK and rest of Europe continue sending arms? Should Russia allow a ceasefire just on account of US’ arms halting, while nothing on the ground actually changes, due to European arms still flooding into Ukraine? From Russia’s perspective, it makes no sense—and as such, it means the UK has both sides by the stones, unless Trump finds such leverage as to even get UK to fall in line.​.. ..Trump’s plan, for now, appears to include enticing Ukraine in handing over all its nuclear power plants to US control, which would ‘keep them safe’ from Russian attack, or so goes the claim.​ With such ploys, it’s difficult to discern naked imperialism from thoughtful plans to woo Zelensky into peace.​

Negotiations Continue to Go Nowhere as Europe Bashes Head Against Wall

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Waltz Reveals Topics Of US-Russia Meeting As It Kicks Off In Riyadh At this point the talks between the US and Ukrainian delegations have concluded (as of Sunday night), and up next is the separate meeting with the Russians, which has begun Monday.
​ "We're moving closer and we're closer to peace than we ever have been," Walz told CBS' Face the Nation. "And now we have technical teams, actually, with Ukrainians and Russians at the same facility, conducting proximity talks."
​ That's when he revealed a major new focus of negotiations for the Monday talks. "We now going to talk about a Black Sea maritime ceasefire so that both sides can move grain fuel and start conducting trade again in the Black Sea," Walz described. Reaching a lasting ceasefire deal would allow both warring countries to "move grain, fuel, and start conducting trade" in the sea again, he said.​ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/waltz-reveals-topics-us-russia-talks-they-kick-riyadh

She has experience and even knows Putin. The Americans want Zelensky out – Is this woman their Plan B? Why has Yulia Timoshenko suddenly re-emerged in Ukraine? https://swentr.site/russia/614637-americans-want-zelensky-out/

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The government of the Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky will probably be replaced soon as it does not have enough public support and is corrupt, renowned American economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs told RIA Novosti.​ https://sputnikglobe.com/20250324/zelensky-regime-likely-to-collapse-soon---economist-sachs-1121676234.html

I believe him. Ukrainian MP claims Zelensky tried to kill him. Artyom Dmitruk has alleged that he was tortured by security officials in Odessa https://swentr.site/russia/614649-mp-zelensky-murder-plot/

Well, it was dead-in-the-water: Germany Seizes Oil Tanker Belonging to Russia’s Shadow Fleet https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Germany-Seizes-Oil-Tanker-Belonging-to-Russias-Shadow-Fleet.html

Israel may have launched the false-flag Netanyahu drone-assassination attempt out of south Lebanon a few months ago. Is the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire now also on the brink of collapse? Israel increasingly looks to be returning to war on multiple-fronts, as had previously been the case for well over a year in the wake of Oct.7.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Saturday that it intercepted three projectiles fired from Lebanon, after six total were fired, with the other three having fallen short inside Lebanon... But Hezbollah in a statement denied it was behind the fresh launches out of southern Lebanon. In a statement, the Iran-backed paramilitary group said it "reiterates its commitment to the ceasefire agreement and stands behind the Lebanese state in addressing this dangerous Zionist escalation against Lebanon." https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/new-rocket-launches-put-israel-hezbollah-brink-war-once-again

Hegseth Orders Additional Carrier To Middle East Amid Yemen Escalation​ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/hegseth-orders-additional-carrier-middle-east-amid-yemen-escalation

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Steve Witkoff drank the same Israeli Kool-Aid as Trump: Tucker Carlson’s Interview with Steve Witkoff Reveals Surprising Ignorance https://sonar21.com/tucker-carlsons-interview-with-steve-witkoff-reveals-surprising-ignorance/

​ Israel kills 7 Palestinians, including 3 children, in strikes on Gaza, Khan Younis
Israeli airstrike targeted residential apartment in al-Tuffah neighborhood of eastern Gaza City, fired artillery shells on eastern Khan Younis https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-kills-7-palestinians-including-3-children-in-strikes-on-gaza-khan-younis/3516674

UN condemns violence in Gaza and West Bank, urges Israel to resume aid deliveries​ https://www.arabnews.com/node/2594428/middle-east

Who would start such a rumor? Egypt denies reports about plans to take in 500,000 Gazans The State Information Service added that Cairo is vehemently against this resettlement idea as this is a "matter of national security" for Egypt https://tass.com/world/1932313

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Russia calls on Israel to stop expanding settlements in Palestine — Russian mission to UN
As Dmitry Polyansky underlined, he is convinced that "the Security Council can and must play a role in the negotiating process and make sure that its results are observed by all parties"​ https://tass.com/politics/1932369

Turkish elections are approaching, so Erdogan's main rival has to go: Turkish police detain hundreds as unrest grows over Istanbul mayor's arrest Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is seen as Erdogan's main rival in the next Turkish presidential elections​ https://thecradle.co/articles/turkish-police-detain-hundreds-as-unrest-grows-over-istanbul-mayors-arrest

No quieter today: Turkey descent into full-blown banana republic status continued on Sunday morning, when the country's police formally arrested President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, a decision that will trigger even more market turmoil and protests across the country. Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s mayor, was jailed on corruption charges days after being detained by police; he was also officially suspended as mayor of Istanbul, sparking an unprecedented political crisis in Turkey which may urgently require another fake coup by Erdogan as he slowly loses control. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/erdogan-jails-top-political-rival-suspends-imamoglu-istanbul-mayor-protests-sweep-across

US in a hurry to clean up Ukraine mess to dive into another war with Iran​ https://english.pravda.ru/world/161845-usa-iran-war/

Border czar Homan says border security will bankrupt cartels​ “Secure borders save lives, and no one can prove anything different,” Homan stated. https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/watch-border-czar-homan-says-border-security-will-bankrupt-cartels

NORTHCOM Deploys Second Guided-Missile Destroyer For US Southern Border Operations​ https://www.zerohedge.com/military/northcom-deploys-second-guided-missile-destroyer-us-southern-border-operations

FBI on ‘frenzied mission’ to redact Epstein files – CNN​ Agents have been ordered to put aside national security investigations to aid the effort https://swentr.site/news/614641-fbi-frezied-redact-epstein-files/

Ed Dowd Fears A 'Short, But Deep' Recession Coming As DOGE Exposes 'Mind-Shocking' Fraud That Propped Up Biden's Economy It was not just heavy government spending on illegal immigration, but “mind shocking” fraud that has been revealed with DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency). Investigators have uncovered $115 billion so far with many hundreds of billions more to be exposed. Dowd says, “Both sides of the aisle are probably going to have problems..." .."The DOGE revelations are mind shocking. The clear way in which the government was spending money through NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and people taking kickbacks and profits along the way is going to come out. There may have been theft along the way. What business does Stacy Abrams have getting $2 billion for an NGO? This doesn’t make any sense." ... .."This is the all-in cost up and down the entire economic food chain. . . . It was anywhere between $500 billion to $1.5 trillion depending on the illegals. It was an illegal project funded purposely, and it was very logistical. It was not something that just happened overnight.” The result, says Dowd, was the US economy was propped up when it should have already tanked. Now, all this spending on this illegal invasion is going away. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ed-dowd-fears-short-deep-recession-coming-doge-exposes-mind-shocking-fraud-propped-bidens

"First do no good" A Midwestern Doctor: Why Are Statins So Dangerous? Unpacking one of the largest scams in medicine

Why Are Statins So Dangerous?

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Meryl Nass MD, ​ FINALLY, a court rules that the PREP Act does not provide a waiver of liability for battery (jabbing a child against their will)
Now with 2 states' Supreme Courts ruling one way, and NC's Supreme Court ruling the other way, one hopes the US Supreme Court will take up the matter of the PREP Act​

FINALLY, a court rules that the PREP Act does not provide a waiver of liability for battery (jabbing a child against their will)

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Iowa Bill Would Strip Vaccine Makers of Some Liability Protection for Injuries
An Iowa House of Representatives subcommittee advanced a bill to bar the sale and administration of vaccines in the state unless manufacturers waive some of the liability protection granted under federal law for injuries caused by their vaccines.​ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/iowa-bill-strips-vaccine-makers-some-liability-for-injuries/

Unmasking the Great Avian Influenza Scam​: Exploring the simple but forgotten treatments for colds, flus and animal pandemics

Unmasking the Great Avian Influenza Scam

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After 3 Children Died Within 24 Hours of Routine Vaccines, Japanese Researchers Sound Alarm
Citing the deaths of three Japanese children within 24 hours of receiving routine childhood immunizations, the authors of a peer-reviewed study called for a reevaluation of the “risks and benefits of currently approved vaccines” and a review of the childhood vaccination schedule.​ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/3-children-died-24-hours-routine-vaccines-japanese-researchers/

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Parents of Child Who Died During Texas Measles Outbreak Speak Out
The parents of the 6-year-old West Texas child who died in a hospital after testing positive for measles shared their story with Children’s Health Defense’s (CHD) Polly Tommey and Brian Hooker, Ph.D., in a live interview recorded Saturday in Seminole, Texas. Tommey asked, “What was the last thing she said to you?”
The parents looked at one another as they tried to remember.
​ “I don’t know,” the mother said. “I just remember before they wanted to put her on the ventilator that she was very thirsty. She was very thirsty. Her mouth was all sticky and I wanted to give her water, but they didn’t let me.”
The mother broke down in tears...
..While the parents were driving, the hospital staff called again, asking if they could put the child on life support because “that was probably the only thing that could save her life at this point,” the mother said.
She told the hospital staff, “Yes, whatever it takes to save her.”
The parents arrived at the hospital.
The mother said:
“They told us to go back into the waiting room and wait there until they were done with whatever they were doing to put her on life support.
“But it didn’t take very long for the doctor to come back in there and he just said that she was probably too sick to put her on life support and her brain was probably already passed away anyway.”​ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/parents-daughter-death-texas-measles-outbreak-chd-tv/

​ Texas Health Officials Reject Doctor’s Plea to Recommend Measles Treatment
A Texas doctor who has successfully treated measles patients with budesonide asked state health officials to share the information with local and regional clinics and hospitals and doctor’s offices, but was told the state could only recommend the MMR vaccine for prevention.​ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/texas-health-officials-measles-budesonide-treatment/

​ Not a "city", but parts of a gigantic "device": Researchers Claim To Have Discovered ‘Vast City’ Underneath Egypt’s Pyramids Giant vertical cylinder-shaped structures https://modernity.news/2025/03/22/researchers-claim-to-have-discovered-vast-city-underneath-egypts-pyramids/

​ That scientific paper: Synthetic Aperture Radar Doppler Tomography Reveals Details of Undiscovered High-Resolution Internal Structure of the Great Pyramid of Giza​ https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/20/5231

​The big picture story: Exothermic Core-Mantle Decoupling – Dzhanibekov Oscillation (ECDO) Hypothesis https://theethicalskeptic.com/2024/05/12/exothermic-core-mantle-decoupling-dzhanibekov-oscillation-ecdo-hypothesis/

Reconsidering Archaeology (pictured accepting a handoff)