E quem é Bill Bruns? E porque é que ainda se ouvem os Kissingers deste século se foram eles que estragaram a maior parte do outro? Há alguma razão para Biden estar do lado do criminoso Putin? Está a fazer um pacto maldito com Putin? Está a querer consolidar poder à custa dos ucranianos? Pensei genuinamente que esta guerra fosse um ponto de viragem na ordem internacional, no que respeita a poderes terroristas colonizadores. Se Biden quer a continuidade da política de Trump de conivência com Putin, não é melhor que ele.
Qual é o propósito de Biden? Que a Ucrânia não consiga ganhar a guerra? Os russos em geral têm sido coniventes com os crimes de Putin, mas não estamos à espera que os países do Ocidente também o sejam. Queremos um mundo novo, não a continuidade de Kissingers a apoiar colonialismos imperiais. Se por alguma razão esta guerra for uma oportunidade perdida para acabar com o primado dos imperialistas colonizadores (sobretudo num tempo em que os regimes autoritários estão em ascensão) por responsabilidade dos EUA, o Ocidente enquanto unidade de valores democráticos está perdido e a Europa tem de tornar-se completamente autónoma dos EUA em questões de economia e política internacional.
Vale a pena ler este artigo de Kasparov: kasparov/a-history-of-betrayal-biden-keeps-negotiating-about-ukraine-without-ukraine
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Just this week, the Washington Post reported that after months of delay, the F-16 training for the first six Ukrainian pilots will not be completed until next summer! I could not believe the number at first either. NATO is training six pilots. Not 600. Not 60 or 16. Six.
(Ainda esta semana, o Washington Post noticiou que, após meses de atraso, o treino dos primeiros seis pilotos ucranianos nos F-16 não estará concluído antes do próximo verão! De início, também não acreditei nesse número. A NATO está a treinar seis pilotos. Não são 600. Nem 60 ou 16. Seis.)---------
The Timeline
| Date | Action | Biden Negotiator | Reported by |
| January 26, 2021 | Joe Biden holds his first phone call with Vladimir Putin, discussing Ukraine. | Joe Biden | CNN |
February 13, 2021 | John Kerry calls Sergei Lavrov. | John Kerry | Barron’s |
| March 17, 2021 | Biden calls Putin a killer in an ABC interview. | CNN | |
March 24, 2021 | Russia recalls its Ambassador to the U.S. | NYT | |
April 6, 2021 | John Kerry meets Sergei Lavrov secretly in Delhi to discuss a potential Biden-Putin summit. | John Kerry | Economic Times of India |
April 16, 2021 | U.S. sanctions 10 Russian diplomats over cyber hacks. | NBC | |
April 17, 2021 | Russia sanctions 10 diplomats, tells U.S. to recall its ambassador. | NBC | |
May 25, 2021 | To secure a summit with Putin, Joe Biden lifts sanctions on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline companies. | Joe Biden | Bloomberg |
March to June, 2021 | Ahead of the summit, Joe Biden phones Vladimir Putin to apologize for the killer comments, back down. | Joe Biden | Reuters |
June 16, 2021 | Biden-Putin Summit in Geneva, discussing Ukraine. | Joe Biden | |
July 12, 2021 | John Kerry meets Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, calls Putin by phone. | John Kerry | Reuters |
July 12, 2021 | Putin does not meet with Kerry. He leaves Moscow instead to avoid Kerry and calls by phone instead. | John Kerry | NPR |
| August 31, 2021 | Biden approves $60 million in military aid to Ukraine, but delays delivery until after another round of negotiations with Putin fails in November. | NYT | |
September 1, 2021 | Biden hosts Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a White House visit. | White House | |
November 2-3, 2021 | Bill Burns flies to Moscow, meets Sergei Naryshkin. | Bill Burns | CNN |
| November 2, 2021 | Putin does not meet with Burns. He leaves Moscow for Sochi to avoid Burns, but calls by phone instead. After the call, Burns says, “I came away with a very strong impression that Putin had just about made up his mind to go to war.” | Bill Burns | Politico |
November 2, 2021 | In Sochi, Putin assembles Russia’s defense companies and generals to prepare to invade Ukraine. | Kremlin | |
November 1, 2021 | After failed negotiations with Putin, Biden delivers the weapons promised in August. | NYT | |
December 5,2021 | White House says Putin will invade “as soon as early 2022.” | FT | |
December 7,2021 | Biden and Putin call to discuss Ukraine. | Joe Biden | White House |
December 9,2021 | Biden and Zelenskyy call after the Biden-Putin call. | White House | |
| December 10,2021 | NBC reports Biden has delayed a $200 million weapons package to Ukraine for weeks, despite Zelenskyy’s pleas, while negotiating with Putin instead. | Joe Biden | NBC |
December 30,2021 | Biden and Putin call about Ukraine. | Joe Biden | White House |
Late December, 2021 | After negotiations with Putin break down, Biden approves $200 million in drawdowns from U.S. arms to Ukraine, but no tanks, planes, or heavy weapons. | WaPo | |
Mid-January, 2022 | Bill Burns secretly flies to Kyiv, tells Volodymyr Zelenskyy the Russians are planning to invade Ukraine, assassinate him. | Bill Burns | Business Insider |
January 19, 2022 | Biden predicts Putin will invade Ukraine. | NBC | |
| February 2-3, 2022 | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mark Milley predicts in Congressional testimony that Kyiv would fall within 72 hours of an invasion, at least partially based on a RAND corporation report. | (Fox) (RAND) | |
| February 12, 2022 | Biden and Putin call about Ukraine. | Joe Biden | White House |
February 18, 2022 | Biden “convinced” Putin will invade Ukraine. | NPR | |
February 24, 2022 | Putin launches a second, full-fledged invasion of Ukraine. | ||
February 24, 2022 | White House officials expect Ukraine to fall in 96 hours. | Newsweek | |
February 26, 2022 | Biden approves $350 million in military aid to Ukraine, but no tanks, planes, or heavy weapons. | NYT | |
| March to April, 2022 | The U.S. sends small arms, but blocks heavy weapons to Ukraine. The U.S. holds these bargaining chips on the table while negotiations with Russia continue. | CNN | |
March 9, 2022 | The U.S. rejects a Polish plan to send MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. | CNN | |
March 16, 2022 | The U.S. does not respond to a Slovakian plan to send S-300s, MiG-29s to Ukraine. | CNN | |
April 7, 2022 | A negotiated land for peace deal falls apart. In response, the U.S. increases military support for Ukraine. | (NPR) (Foreign Affairs) | |
April 8, 2022 | The U.S. finally approves Slovakia’s S-300 transfer, but blocks the MiG-29 transfer. | Reuters | |
April 10, 2022 | Jake Sullivan rejects Ukrainian requests for heavy weapons like jets and tanks, says U.S. will provide Ukraine “the weapons it needs.” | Jake Sullivan | Reuters |
April 13, 2022 | Biden calls Zelenskyy, offers $800 million in military aid, but rejects the requests for tanks and planes. | White House | |
April 26, 2022 | Lloyd Austin convenes 40+ nations’ militaries at Ramstein Air Base to support Ukraine’s defense. | WaPo | |
May 13, 2022 | Lloyd Austin calls Sergei Shoigu. | Defense Department | |
June 22, 2022 | Russia rejects negotiations. Sergei Lavrov flies to Iran instead to undermine U.S.-Iran negotiations. | Reuters | |
June 23, 2022 | After negotiations fail, the U.S. sends HIMARS, its first heavy weapons, to Ukraine. | Reuters | |
June 23, 2022 | But the U.S. altered them to limit their range, effectiveness for fears of “escalation.” | WSJ | |
July 30, 2022 | Antony Blinken calls Sergei Lavrov. | CNN | |
November 6, 2022 | Jake Sullivan calls Kremlin officials. | Jake Sullivan | WSJ |
November 14, 2022 | Bill Burns meets Sergei Naryshkin in Ankara. | Bill Burns | Guardian |
November 14, 2022 | Biden says publicly “We are not going to engage in any negotiation. There’s nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.” | CNN | |
November 15, 2022 | Bill Burns meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. | Bill Burns | EuroNews |
| November 16, 2022 | Mark Milley says Ukrainian victory unlikely, advocates “political solution.” | VoA | |
January 14, 2023 | The UK announces it will send tanks to Ukraine. The U.S. and other NATO allies wait for negotiations with Putin. | Guardian | |
January 17, 2023 | Sergei Naryshkin agrees to meet Bill Burns in Moscow. | Bill Burns | Reuters |
January 19, 2023 | Bill Burns secretly meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv to discuss this deal. The U.S. and Russia deny such negotiations happened. | Bill Burns | (AP) (Reuters) |
Late January, 2023 | Bill Burns secretly meets Sergei Naryshkin in Moscow, reportedly offers 20% of Ukraine to Russia in exchange for peace. The deal falls apart. | Bill Burns | NZZ |
January 25, 2023 | As soon as the deal fails, Germany and the U.S. both immediately agree to send tanks to Ukraine. | NYT | |
April 4, 2023 | Antony Blinken calls Sergei Lavrov. | State Department | |
| Late April, 2023 | Richard Haass, Charles Kupchan, and other former White House officials meet Sergei Lavrov in New York. This group has consistently talked with Lavrov, and at least one member has flown to Moscow. | NBC | |
| June 28, 2023 | Sergei Lavrov says Kremlin in contact with Jake Sullivan. Per Lavrov, U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy calls the Wagner coup “Russia’s internal affair.” | Jake Sullivan | Reuters |
June 30, 2023 | Bill Burns calls Sergei Naryshkin to discuss “what to do with Ukraine” after the Wagner insurrection. | Bill Burns | (Guardian) (NYT) |
July 9, 2023 | Biden rules out any deal on future NATO membership for Ukraine, leaving a bargaining chip for negotiations with Russia. | CNN | |
July 14, 2023 | Politico reports that European partners are still waiting on the U.S. to formally approve training Ukrainian pilots in F-16’s. | Politico | |
July 22, 2023 | Biden elevates Bill Burns to the Cabinet. | Bill Burns | AP |
| July 23, 2023 | The Washington Post reports that the U.S. continues to block Ukrainian requests for long-range ATACMS missiles, despite Zelenskyy personally asking Biden in Vilnius. | WaPo | |
| July 23, 2023 | President Zelenskyy confirms that NATO delays pushed back Ukraine’s counteroffensive by months. | CNN | |
| August 11, 2023 | The Washington Post reports that after months of delay, only six Ukrainian pilots will be trained to fly F-16’s by next summer. | WaPo |
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