Ukraine Update + Understanding the US Proxy War in Ukraine: First Principles vs. Fantasy

• The Western media continues presenting narratives divergent from reality to the public;

• The key to seeing through these deliberately misleading narratives is having a first principle understanding of the conflict in Ukraine, how and why it began and how it has been perpetuated since it began;

• Understanding that the US politically captured Ukraine, that Kiev no longer serves Ukrainian interests and instead serves Washington’s interests, and that the US military and intelligence agencies run the Ukraine war simply through their Ukrainian proxies, helps cut through claims that “Ukraine” refuses to compromise to US “peace” efforts;

References:

Kalibrated Maps on X:

Tweets by Kalibrated_Maps

Kalibrated Ukraine Map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/vie…

CNN – How Trump-Zelensky meeting turned acrimonious over demands for territorial concessions (Oct. 2025):
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/20/po…

Guardian – US campaign behind the turmoil in Kiev (2004):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/200…

RAND Corporation – Extending Russia (2019):
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand…

NYT – The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin (Feb. 2024):
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/wo…

NYT – The Secret History of America’s Involvement in the Ukraine War (Mar. 2025):
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2…

Reuters – US intelligence helps Ukraine target Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports (Oct. 2025):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/…