NATO's Proxy and Ukraine Peace

As NATO's war on Russia (using Ukraine as its proxy) escalates, calls for ceasefire and peace are also rising. China and Brazil have jointly introduced a six-point peace plan. Turkey has proposed a framework for freezing frontline combat, non-use of nuclear weapons, and creating long-term, multi-year diplomatic cooling periods. An African Nations Coalition (including South Africa, Egypt, Senegal, and Zambia) pitched a 10-point peace mission to Kiev and Moscow.

The US has been involved in drafting multiple peace iterations; a 28-point draft plan co-developed with Russia and a later joint US-Ukraine 20-point draft proposal. The latest US proposal is a trilateral, technical-level meeting with Ukraine and Russia by end October 2026, aimed at securing reciprocal energy truce and restart structural efforts to secure safe merchant shipping corridors in the Black Sea to protect global grain and fertilizer shipments.

After a recent talk with Putin, Trump says Moscow will immediately supply over 300,000 tons of diesel, another 500,000 tons in November, and then another 1 million tons immediately after that. Further supplies could increase by another 3 million tons. Trump thanked Putin for agreeing to sell diesel to the US. He claimed with complete US control over the Strait of Hormuz, diesel prices will begin to fall at record rates. One view is that a future Ukrainian attack on a Russian oil refinery will mean spitting in the face of Trump's reputation, which is a whole different story for junkie Zelensky".

But Trump is Satan's 'indentured servant' and strategic defeat of Russia is the primary aim of US-led NATO. Trump sanctioned India importing Russian crude oil and now is buying diesel from Russia, that too when America accuses Russia of assisting Iran and US-Israel at war with Iran. This is simply to assist Trump in midterm elections, as is the proposed trilateral technical-level meeting only in end October 2026, why not now with the raging war? Diesel reaching America is the responsibility of Russia, and Trump is lying about having complete control over the Straits of Hormuz. 

Trump also said, "I think it's time for Ukraine to choose a new president." The current leadership of Ukraine is not ready for compromises and does not seek to reach agreements, according to him; a fact clear to the whole world. So why didn't Trump do anything about it? He noted that he had previously opposed attacks on such facilities – but what didn't he take any action.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent proposal for mediating the Ukraine War focuses on a unified, packaged ceasefire that combines a frontline truce, a Black Sea maritime agreement, and an energy infrastructure non-aggression pact; the framework of which has been outlined by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval as under:

• The Truce Package. Unlike the US proposal (which narrows in heavily on energy infrastructure) or the Turkish/Egyptian proposals (which focus specifically on Black Sea grain exports), India’s proposal merges both components into a single, cohesive framework.
• Energy Infrastructure Protections. A reciprocal halt to targeted strikes on energy infrastructure. This implies Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russian oil refineries and storage centres and corresponding end to Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grids.
• Black Sea & Global Supply Security. Securing safe commercial shipping corridors in the Black Sea. The proposal explicitly focuses on preventing the weaponization of critical global resources, specifically food, fertilizer, fuel, and financial systems that have disproportionately harmed the Global South.
• Frontline Ceasefire & Direct Dialogue. Facilitating an unconditional ceasefire along the active line of contact, intended to serve as a stepping stone toward a direct, face-to-face summit between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin.

Putin has publicly praised Modi’s approach, saying he has very good ideas aimed at finding mutually acceptable solutions. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha formally acknowledged the proposal as the most comprehensive among four international peace initiatives currently under evaluation - alongside offers from the US, Turkey, and Egypt. Zelensky welcomed Modi's peace proposals to help broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.

The US response to Modi's proposals reflects a mix of diplomatic praise, strategic co-existence, and critical boundary enforcement, while maintaining intense economic pressure and blowback regarding India’s massive, ongoing purchases of Russian crude oil. The US position is that any authentic peace mediation must avoid inadvertently underwriting or financing Moscow's war effort. Notably, the US chose Pakistan, not India, for mediation in the US-Israel war on Iran.

The Saudi-Houthi conflict is raging despite Yemen claiming recapturing the coastline, which the Houthi deny. Houthis are mounting missile and drone attacks in Saudi Arabia while Riyadh is conducting air strikes against Houthis. Pakistan and Turkey are providing troops and defence assistance to Saudi Arabia. Pakistan denies its fighter jets are being used for attacking Houthis.  

The question is what is Trump aiming for? It is no secret that the US-led West is fixated on the strategic defeat of Russia, notwithstanding Trump's histrionics before the midterm elections.

Not very long back, Trump described Zalensky, a modestly successful comedian rooking the US to spend USD 350 million to go to war that never had to start and can't be won. He also pointed out Zelensky admitting that half of that money is missing, and that Zelensky probably wanted to the keep the gravy train going despite his country is shattered and millions have died unnecessarily – readers should read the full article at the following link (https://www.thestrategicperspective.org/the-high-heeled-coot/).

But the same Trump, who claimed in pre-election speeches that he would end the war in Ukraine within a month of assuming his second presidency, has continued to support Zelensky. As of late 2026, the combined total financial and military assistance committed to Ukraine by the US, NATO member states, and European institutions has surpassed USD 380 billion (€350+ billion).

Trump never acknowledged that billions of dollars pumped into Ukraine were being siphoned back to America’s big contractors and US defence manufactures. Where Hunter Biden was being paid USD 50,000 per month by a Ukrainian firm even when Joe Biden was Vice President, Jared Kushner, being the largest shareholder in an Israeli firm supplying weapons is also simultaneously helping run Trump's so-called 'Board of Peace'. Additionally, Kushner is raking in billions from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

American military analyst Scot Ritter recently said: war technology/material to Ukraine is exclusively provided by the West – manufactured outside Ukraine to avoid Russian interdiction; collective West is escalating the war, not Ukraine alone; NATO's active engagement in combat operations against Russia poses an existential threat to Russia; Europe is talking of long-range weapons to strike Russia; Germany, France Britian and others are openly discussing engaging Russia in armed conflict by 2029-2030; Russian redlines have been crossed and Latvia is being prepared to open a new front against Russia; Russian oil exports have not fallen, but oil reserves are  possibly down 10-20%, recovering which will take long; Putin's pragmatism is misunderstood for bluffing; Russia must act now – waiting  implies significant long-term strategic harm.

According to Gordon Hahn, American political scientist, false flag operations are escalating and blending the war in Ukraine into WW 3:

• Ukrainian forces are facing critical supply shortages, territorial losses, and three separate encirclements ahead of the winter months. Estimated 60-90% of Ukraine's warehouses are destroyed, crippling logistics.
• Ukraine is running massive budget gaps – USD 24 billion short for the past year. EU's budgetary constraints has led it to renege on the proposed USD 90 billion aid package to Ukraine.

• Western nations are discussing escalatory actions, including German remilitarisation, a French nuclear umbrella, and placing cruise missiles in Latvia.
• Despite the tough talk, Western powers completely lack the industrial capacity, budgets, and public support needed to sustain a major escalation.
• The Ukrainian leadership is actively looking for ways to draw NATO into the war, or to merge the Ukraine conflict with the escalating war in the Middle East and Persian Gulf - specifically the tensions involving the US, Israel, Iran, and the Houthis in Yemen.
• False-flag operations, particularly in highly sensitive areas like the Baltic region or Moldova, could be engineered to intentionally pull NATO into a direct clash with Russia. However, a full-scale NATO-Russia war remains unlikely, even he highlights a growing political and structural influence of the Azov movement within Ukraine's military leadership.
• On a macro level, the broader multipolar world order is increasingly fracturing into competing, isolated regional unions rather than a cohesive global system.

Zelensky, calling Trump buying Russian oil a "Gift", is part of the charade. There just may be a temporary pause of Zelensky attacking Russian refineries to improve Trump's image in midterm elections. But attacks on data centres will likely continue. Zelensky has been attacking civilians in Donetsk and Luhansk in the Donbas area over the past one year plus but the West-controlled media has kept quiet about it. It is also known that the US has been wanting Zelensky to engineer a Russia-NATO nuclear exchange, while The US watches the fun.

The reason Trump withdrew all 12 B-1 Lancer strategic bombers from the British military base 'RAF Fairford' is not only because of a potential Iran-backed drone attack, but possible Russian retaliation as UK is militarily helping Ukraine and is preparing for war with Russia. Trump's in-person discussion with Andy Burnham on September 22, 2026 on the sidelines of UNGA, would have included the war in Ukraine. Trump's false-flag operations are on the rise; using Zelensky to accelerate the NATO-Russia war blaming Russia and using Israel plus US machinery to blame Iran in the Middle East.

Trump is not averse to nuclear exchange either as long as the US remains safe. Zelensky has been intermittently targeting the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) located in Enerhodar, blaming Russia for it, while the US-Israel have been targeting nuclear facilities of Iran although there have been no reports of radiation leaks until now. Interestingly, Scot Ritter says as of now Russia is dominating the war throughout the spectrum of conflict, but if Russia is forced to target a NATO country for its long-term survival, can NATO collectively go to war against Russia, because not doing so will be the end of Article 5?

Being Satan's indentured servant, peace was never the forte of Trump, as he has continuously demonstrated. Notwithstanding his self-created peace dove image. Will he win the midterm election and succeed in changing the Constitution to win a third term presidency in 2029 remains ambiguous, but his present stance of wanting peace in Ukraine is nothing beyond theatrics. A post circulating on social media signed by Mary Anne Macleod Trump (Donald Trump's mother) reads: "My son, Donald is an idiot with zero common sense, and no social skills. He is an egomaniac sociopath, but he is my son. I sincerely hope he never gets into politics. He would be a disaster for the United States and a catastrophe for humanity." As the saying goes every dog has his day.

Finally, the Narendra Modi government must acknowledge that Trump's next move is to destabilize South Asia, India in particular, posing as India's friend but without firing a single shot against whoever attacks us, including in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

The author is an Indian Army veteran. Views expressed are personal.