Israel Breaks Iran Proxies Window – Jack Keane Analysis
- This excerpt from a conversation between Kelly and General keane covers two main topics: Gaza and Ukraine/Russia.
- * Israel doesn't want to occupy Gaza long-term, as it's not in their interest.
- * President Trump initially believed a positive relationship with Putin would lead to a fast resolution in Ukraine, but this hasn't materialized.
summary of the Excerpt:
This excerpt from a conversation between Kelly and General keane covers two main topics: Gaza and Ukraine/Russia.
Gaza:
* Israel doesn’t want to occupy Gaza long-term, as it’s not in their interest.
* The goal is to transition control to Palestinian and Arab authorities, supported by a stabilization force.
Ukraine/Russia:
* President Trump initially believed a positive relationship with Putin would lead to a fast resolution in Ukraine, but this hasn’t materialized.
* Putin’s objectives remain unchanged: control of Ukraine, a pro-Russian government, and expansion into Eastern Europe.
* Putin has consistently lied and used delay tactics during negotiations, even escalating the war militarily while talks were ongoing. This includes targeting Ukrainian infrastructure and allegedly kidnapping ukrainian children (a war crime).
* The US President has seemingly lost faith in Putin, publicly acknowledging Russia’s economic and military weaknesses.
* While policy hasn’t changed yet, the President is shifting the narrative to reflect this new assessment of Russia.
* The next step is whether the President will increase military and economic pressure on Russia, which could potentially halt further territorial gains.
Key takeaways:
* A shift in US policy towards Russia is potentially underway, moving away from reliance on a personal relationship with Putin.
* The US assessment of Russia’s strength is changing, with a growing belief that Russia is weaker than portrayed and can be stopped/overtaken by Ukraine.
* Putin is portrayed as untrustworthy and committed to aggressive objectives in Ukraine.