Prof. Jeffrey Sachs : Is the Ukraine War Over?

The U.S. refuses to follow through on a framework agreement with Iran because it would admit the war was a debacle. The U.S. effort has failed and the U.S. needs to go home, but Trump and the permanent state won't accept that.

The Strait of Hormuz is basically closed, causing a continuing global energy crisis. Stories about ships going through have no substance to them.

U.S. sanctions will accomplish nothing because China and other SCO/BRICS members will continue trading with Iran. The more the U.S. uses sanctions, the more it accelerates the non-dollar international payment system, weakening the weapon.

There is no technical problem settling trade outside the U.S. dollar, and alternative payment systems are accelerating. Cutting Russia from SWIFT was ineffective because countries can trade using other currencies.

He has influenced U.S. leaders and security establishment to deal with Iran directly, using extensive American television appearances.

The U.S. and Israel are at the end of their games of primacy and Middle East hegemony. Netanyahu played a major role in getting the U.S. into the Iraq and Iran wars, turning the world against Israel.

Israeli leaders have openly proclaimed genocide, treating Palestinians like animals and making Gaza and the West Bank unlivable. American politicians are complicit in genocide by supporting Israel with AIPAC money.

Americans should vote for candidates who will stop funding the Israeli war machine and the Ukraine war. Biden's national security adviser told him in 2021 not to worry about a war, showing their incompetence.

He claims to have expelled antisemites from the Republican Party and labels opponents like Tucker Carlson and Thomas Massie as haters.

Opposing genocide is not antisemitism; it is opposing despicable behavior by a rogue government. An overwhelming majority of Americans reject what Israel is doing and are not antisemites.

Ukraine is in a state of accelerating and inevitable collapse, with its economy breaking down. The U.S. and Germany broke a 1990 commitment not to enlarge NATO, bringing Ukraine into disaster. The U.S. helped overthrow President Yanukovych because he opposed joining NATO, engulfing Ukraine in war.

Russia should put forward clear ideas for a new Eurasian security architecture to establish peace. Major powers like Russia, China, and India should propose how to respect red lines and avoid destructive wars. Zbigniew Brzezinski cynically viewed Ukraine and Iran as geopolitical pivots to use against foes.