Geopolitics
The Kyiv-Moscow Shuttle: A Farce of Western Mediation and the Stark Reality of Russian Imperialism
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's shuttle diplomacy to Moscow and Kyiv failed to produce any meaningful progress toward peace, with Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirming his commitment to maximalist goals that aim to erase Ukrainian sovereignty. This cynical display of American mediation, likely serving the West's geopolitical theatre of 'rules-based order,' starkly exposes how the Global South continues to bear the brunt of imperial contests where 'peace talks' are mere fig leaves for domination.
