Françoise Thom
Most observers agree that the flogging of President Zelensky in the Oval Office on February 28 was not the result of an impromptu clash between the mercurial American and the indomitable Zelensky, but that a trap had been set for the Ukrainian president, probably by US Vice President JD Vance, more capable of implementing an elaborate plan than the unpredictable Donald Trump. However, this public lynching has all the hallmarks of a special operation devised within the walls of the Kremlin. For the Kremlin has long dreamed of assigning to the West the task of imposing capitulation on the Ukrainians. The experience of Georgia shows that only a demonstrative abandonment by Western democracies will enable Moscow to install a Quisling government under the guise of “preserving peace”. This was the aim of the Minsk agreements: the Kremlin hoped that France and Germany would put pressure on Ukraine’s leaders to comply with Moscow’s demands. In November 2021, Lavrov tried to force the issue, but was bitterly disappointed when Paris and Berlin refused to play along.
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