Rubio, Witkoff and Kellogg Meet with Macron, Ukraine and UK to Discuss Ceasefire
There are a ton of geopolitical influences happening in the background and foreground of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Trump voice and envoy Steve Witkoff, and Keith Kellogg meeting in Paris with delegations from France, U.K, Ukraine and EU stakeholders. The intent is to get the EU/UK on board with a Trump/Putin ceasefire plan.
NYP Story HERE ~ AP Story HERE
French President Emmanuel Macron (seeking a distraction from his own internal political turmoil) has appointed himself as representative for EU interests in the peace negotiations. No one in the EU wants to hear Macron keep whining, so they just roll with it. Macron even bought new lifts for the occasion.
The UK comes into the picture in Paris because France and the UK have decided to lead the coerced EU “coalition of the willing” (not many are willing) to create the boots on the ground peacekeepers if there is going to be a ceasefire. REMINDER: Macron and Starmer demand the U.S. backstop their proposed Ukraine peacekeeping with USA military power.
Those of you who bet on Macron using the opportunity to leverage a better tariff position; actually, the entire reason he appointed himself leader; can take a victory lap. “At Thursday’s talks in Paris, Macron also discussed the impact of Trump’s tariff policies and the conflicts in the Mideast.” (source) We all knew the little French rat would. We were right.
REMINDER: Steve Witkoff is the literal voice and ears of President Trump. However, the EU narrative around Steve Witkoff doesn’t realize Wikkoff is literally Trump’s voice, and they are emphasizing the meeting in France as the first time Witkoff has met the counter position from his time with Putin. France and U.K don’t like how much time Witkoff has spent with Russian President Putin and view him as too warm toward Russia. Witkoff is, because Trump is.
During the sessions, Macron would break away to talk to Zelenskyy by phone, and Rubio would break away to talk with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov by phone.
The EU, specifically represented by France and the U.K representing the interests of the NATO/Corporate industrial military complex who want bigger conflict and more war, sit at the table with officials from Germany and Ukraine. The only elements who want the ceasefire are the two-thirds of the USA group, Witkoff and Rubio. USA representative Keith Kellogg wants to sit on the warmonger side with Macron (EU), the U.K and NATO.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Macron doing the bureaucratic thing that Brussels is well known for, announced that another meeting for talk and banter must be scheduled in London, because Kier Starmer needs to talk a lot, inject himself into all the conversations and have his important pictures taken too.
Meanwhile, Russia keeps doing what Russia needs to do because President Trump and President Putin have already talked, so now they wait because Putin knows he and Trump need to wait until all the bloviating from the EU/NATO group is finished.
Essentially, Rubio and Witkoff need to sit in the cloistered chairs listening to the pontificating terms and obtuse requests from the high-horse sitting, Zelenskyy defending EU/NATO group. Macron and Starmer need to feel important, and we can also expect some public photo-ops and ridiculous words from EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be required before things are professionally “decided.”
Ultimately, the “things decided” will be what President Trump and President Putin agree to. However, the rest of the group, including the insufferable Ukrainian elements who belligerently act like they have strategic importance only because the CIA keeps them in power, need to feel included.
The end result is going to be what Trump (through Witkoff) and Putin have already outlined. Russia will keep eastern Ukraine, NATO will pledge to stop influencing Ukraine and the EU will give Ukraine membership.
Between now and the outcome of those basic terms surfacing with President Trump and President Putin having a globally significant meeting, there will be a lot of talking, meetings and press releases by the other players who need to keep their nations distracted from their domestic matters.
When President Trump and President Putin come together, Macron will likely be jumping up and down photobombing from the background of the photo session. However, Putin doesn’t like to watch the theatrics of EU self-importance, so there may be rules for attendance.
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