US envoy Witkoff arrives in Russia to meet with Putin in search of Ukraine ceasefire deal. Really!

I don't expect too much! In my opinion, President Trump chose the wrong person as special envoy for this and other jobs! Not long ago, I blogged here that President Trump should have fired Witkoff.

Then there is the obstinance of Putin the Terrible (age 72, former KGB agent, Russian tsar since 2012), a megalomaniac and war criminal!

"U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff has arrived in Russia and is set to meet with Russia President Vladimir Putin on Friday. "

US envoy Witkoff arrives in Russia to meet with Putin in search of Ukraine ceasefire deal | Just The News "Witkoff landed in Saint Petersburg on Friday morning and met with Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev"

The European Union Needs To Increase Defense Budget!

Posted: 7/25/2014

Peace Through Strength

For readers not familiar with this phrase please see e.g. Wikipedia article.

Since the World War II, Western European countries have relied on the U.S. to defend them.

For several decades, Western European countries have irresponsibly downsized their military.

Unfortunately, on the centennial of World War I (the Great War), this negligence is coming home to roost or what goes around comes around. Another irony of history.

Why?

To schmooze with authoritarian leaders like Vladimir Putin was an egregious mistake by Western leaders! Putin’s adventourism could have been challenged by a more muscular Europe.

The Arab-Israeli conflict could have been resolved many years ago (approximately since 1989) had the Europeans carried their weight.

Africa is another continent that has been largely abandoned by European leaders.