YET again, America throws allies under the bus.

is pressuring to accept a terrible

Firefighter extinguishing a fire in a building.Trump is offering a chance for Putin’s battered military to rearmPresident Trump speaking to reporters at the White House.Donald Trump is pressuring Ukraine to accept a terrible peace dealVladimir Putin chairing a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission.The US President wants a deal between him and Putin

His most senior envoys humiliated Britain by refusing to attend peace talks in with , and .

(They blamed a scheduling issue. They will travel to instead).

It is clear where priorities lie. He wants a deal at all costs, between him and .

It doesn’t matter if it is bad for , bad for or a victory for Russia that emboldens dictators around the world.

Trump’s so-called freezes the conflict along the current front lines.

That means Ukraine would surrender a fifth of its territory while can keep almost everything — save two small parcels of land.

In exchange for what? There are no security guarantees for to stop again — such as foreign troops or membership.

So it is not an end to the slaughter, it is merely a pause.

In the it would be “a frozen conflict disguised as peace”;.

America would even recognise Russia’s legal

It is a reward for Russian aggression and a chance for Putin’s battered military to rearm.

Volodymyr Zelensky in a meeting.Zelensky says peace deal would be ‘a frozen conflict disguised as peace'