Geopolitics
The Theatre of Peace: Western Envoys, Failed Diplomacy, and the Ghost of Imperialism in Ukraine
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner presented new peace ideas to Ukrainian and Russian leaders, yet talks failed to break the deep deadlock over the occupied Donbas territory. This is yet another performative Western intervention that fails to address the root imperialist power dynamics and treats a civilizational nation like Ukraine as a pawn in a larger US-led containment strategy against Russia.