US Lays “Minsk 3” Ceasefire Trap for Russia as Europe Prepares “Peacekeepers”

• The US proxy war in Ukraine is collapsing, prompting urgent attempts to impose a ceasefire on Russia;

• This includes a European-led “peacekeeping” mission into Ukraine to freeze the conflict and create a bufferzone preventing Russia from neutralizing the threat the US has created on its border;

• The fact the US is openly declaring its needs to pause the conflict in Ukraine to pursue the exact same type of conflict with China in Asia demonstrates a complete lack of sincerity regarding genuine peace;

• Current US actions fall within a decades-spanning pattern of encroachment, reaching an impasse, then desperately needing to “reset” relations to rearm and reorganize ahead of the next round of hostilities;

References:

SITREP

BBC – ‘Everything is finished’: Ukrainian troops relive retreat from Kursk (Mar. 17, 2025):
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q…

Precedent

National Security Archive, George Washington University – NATO Expansion: What Gorbachev Heard (Dec. 2017):
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-bo…

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

Stars and Stripes – U.S. forces help Georgian army make ‘big changes’ (2005):
https://www.stripes.com/news/2005-06-…

Reuters – Georgia started war with Russia: EU-backed report (Sep. 2009):
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUST…

RFE/RL – After Meeting Russian Foreign Minister, Clinton Hails Fresh Start (Mar. 2009):
https://www.rferl.org/a/After_Meeting…

Trump White House Archives – President Donald J. Trump is Ending United States Participation in an Unacceptable Iran Deal (May 8, 2018):
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/…

Politico – Angela Merkel duped by Russian pranksters pretending to be Ukraine’s Poroshenko (Feb. 2023):
https://www.politico.eu/article/angel…

ABC News – Trump admin approves new sale of anti-tank weapons to Ukraine (Oct. 2, 2019):
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump…

Trump White House Archives – President Donald J. Trump to Withdraw the United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty (Feb. 1, 2019):
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/…

Evidence

US DoD – Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered) (Feb. 12, 2025)
https://www.defense.gov/News/Speeches…

DW – Germany set to spend big on army and infrastructure (Mar. 5, 2025):
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-set-to-…

Guardian – EU chief unveils €800bn plan to ‘rearm’ Europe (Mar. 4, 2025):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/202…

Politico – Macron turns the screws on ministers to boost defense spending (Mar. 13, 2025):
https://www.politico.eu/article/emman…

US DoD – Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Greets the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Defence John Healey and Takes Questions From the Press (Mar. 6, 2025):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcri…

BBC – UK to host new Ukraine peacekeeping talks (Mar. 20, 2025):
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62…

Guardian – Macron says Russia’s permission not needed to deploy troops in Ukraine (Mar. 16, 2025):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/202…