{"id":1833,"date":"2025-05-26T08:56:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T08:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=1833"},"modified":"2025-05-26T08:56:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T08:56:42","slug":"john-mearsheimer-ukraine-is-doomed-negotiations-are-headed-nowhere-23-may-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=1833","title":{"rendered":"John Mearsheimer: Ukraine is DOOMED\/ Negotiations are Headed Nowhere, 23 May 25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Key take aways <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia’s Position on Ceasefire:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia insists no ceasefire will occur until a peace treaty is fully negotiated and agreed upon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This stance is not new; it\u2019s consistent with Russia’s prior statements.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lavrov and others argue a ceasefire now would only allow Ukraine to regroup militarily.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelensky\u2019s Legitimacy Questioned:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia claims President Zelensky lacks legitimacy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The implication is that any treaty would need to be signed by a leader recognized by all sides, and Zelensky might not be that person.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This throws doubt on the possibility of any near-term peace agreement.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Battlefield Realities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia is portrayed as having a clear advantage: more troops, better rotation and rest for soldiers, greater industrial capacity, and higher morale.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine\u2019s forces are described as increasingly depleted, undertrained, and overstretched.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia is believed to be deploying about 700,000 troops, while Ukraine has roughly 250,000 combat troops.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. and NATO Aid Limitations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. and its allies have exhausted key military supplies, like Patriot missile systems.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s no new aid package currently planned, and some U.S. politicians suggest nothing more will be sent after current funding runs out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe lacks the capacity to fill the gap.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Political Disarray:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. political leaders are accused of offering empty rhetoric without acknowledging the military imbalance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criticism is directed at figures like Sen. Joni Ernst for making strong political statements without addressing practical limitations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s position is also unclear and inconsistent.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wider Implications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conversation paints a bleak picture for Ukraine and warns of broader consequences for U.S. global credibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It concludes with a sharp critique of American foreign policy, accusing it of being divorced from reality and driven by media narratives rather than facts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/UL9-0eb1v88?si=OSDTfWVMTJ29Bs_o<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Key take aways  Russia’s Position on Ceasefire: Russia insists no ceasefire will occur until a peace treaty is fully negotiated and agreed upon. This stance is not new; it\u2019s consistent with Russia’s prior statements. Lavrov and others argue a ceasefire now would only allow Ukraine to regroup militarily. Zelensky\u2019s Legitimacy Questioned: Russia claims President Zelensky lacks legitimacy. The implication is that any treaty would need to be signed by a leader recognized by all sides, and Zelensky might not be that person. This throws doubt on the possibility of any…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ukraine-war"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1833"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1834,"href":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1833\/revisions\/1834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}