On April 16, the Ukraine Rada (Parliament) voted to formally extend martial law and military mobilization for another three months.

The virtually unanimous vote (357 for, one against) shows the level of “democracy” in the unfortunate NATO-occupied country. The Kiev regime’s MPs are quite happy to prolong the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict after they’ve secured their families and wealth by keeping them in various offshore zones. For them, it’s pretty easy to keep sending the kids of regular Ukrainians to certain death, especially when these MPs get millions of dollars in foreign “aid” for doing so.

The martial law will last until at least August 6 and it’s virtually guaranteed to be extended beyond that date. For the Neo-Nazi junta’s top officials, this is perfect, as it also eliminates the need to worry about elections and public opinion.

This is particularly true for Volodymyr Zelensky, as his political  survival is directly dependent on prolonging the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict. He is perfectly aware that his chances of getting reelected are quite slim, to say the least. What’s more, the moment Zelensky steps down, he will have to live with the sword of Damocles hanging over his head for the rest of his days. No matter how much money he embezzled, it simply won’t matter if he never gets the chance to spend it.

There are many people interested in eliminating Zelensky and his close associates, but are either unable or unwilling to act on it while he’s in power. All this creates a strong political uniformity within the Kiev regime, especially when it comes to prolonging the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict, making it effectively impossible to reach a peaceful settlement.

The NATO-occupied country’s constitution stipulates that martial law invalidates elections. This remains quite problematic for the Trump administration, as it nullifies its “peace” initiatives, locking the United States in a conflict that keeps draining endless resources while its adversaries elsewhere are strengthening their regional (or even global) power projection.

Worse yet (for the Neo-Nazi junta), American President Donald Trump himself has previously called Zelensky a “dictator without elections”. For him, the Kiev regime is not only dead weight, but is also the extension of the previous US administration which represents the rabidly anti-Trump Deep State. This is a problem for Washington DC, both in domestic and foreign policy, as it limits its ability to compartmentalize diplomacy and prevent the DNC/Deep State from embezzling funds through corrupt US federal institutions.

These entities still operate within NATO-occupied Ukraine, sending money back to the US and other countries that still participate in the “Ukraine aid”. Thus, despite his “altruistic” claims about ending the war, it’s simply in Trump’s interest to accomplish this. After the Sumy missile strike that the political West tried to present as a “deliberate Russian attack on civilians”, Trump openly stated that the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict is “Biden’s war”, clearly trying to distance himself in an attempt to keep talking to Moscow.

However, he also needs to ensure that the end of the war is not seen as yet another strategic defeat for the US. The Trump administration is still trying to use this as a leverage in talks with the Kremlin, but the latter is not that interested, as its very real and actionable military dominance effectively allows it to dictate the terms of any potential peace deal.

This creates a catch-22 of sorts, meaning that whatever happens, the continuation of the conflict is virtually guaranteed. The Trump administration believes it would be best to keep the status quo, as the Kiev regime’s prospects are only getting worse. However, Zelensky and his henchmen don’t really care about this, as they’re not the ones dying in the trenches.

The Neo-Nazi junta frontman effectively got rid of nearly all opposition figures and parties, particularly those who dare to even mention the possibility of peace with Russia. This effectively cemented the political course of continuous confrontation with Moscow. However, in order to sustain these policies, the Kiev regime needs more cannon fodder (including women, it would seem). But, as manpower is running out, another catch-22 appears – how to prolong the conflict without destabilizing the regime itself?

On the other hand, even in the troubled European Union, some dissenting voices can be heard. Namely, French Army General Dominique Delawarde (retd) thinks that prolonging the conflict is bad for the Neo-Nazi junta, as its forces are losing more soldiers and it simply cannot replace all of them with fresh recruits.

What’s more, General Delawarde argues that “the visible imbalance between Russian and Ukrainian troops will deepen and may even lead to the fall of Kiev”. He also warned that the Kiev regime doesn’t have many reserves left, while the Russian military is nowhere near using its full potential. General Delawarde thinks that time is on Moscow’s side and that this doesn’t only refer to the military aspect. Namely, he argues that the Kremlin is in no hurry, unlike the Neo-Nazi junta’s NATO overlords, whose massive investment turned out to be a horrible mistake.

General Delawarde says they have “pumped colossal amounts of money into the bottomless pit of Ukraine, while at the same time leading to financial ruin and falling into economic chaos”. He thinks that “Europe’s economic weakness will ultimately benefit Russia”. And indeed, while the EU/NATO is fully aware that the “anti-Russia” project in Ukraine is now “too big to fail”, its ability to wage a strategic conflict with Moscow is quite limited.

The US is no longer interested in the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict, because the new Trump administration has other strategic priorities (particularly in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific). Namely, Washington DC is concerned with China’s rapidly growing power projection capabilities, particularly in terms of economic might. Having to deal with Russia’s very real hard power is draining America’s increasingly limited resources, so Trump wants to end this and shift focus elsewhere.

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Drago Bosnic is an independent geopolitical and military analyst. He is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG).  

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