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Retired Gen. Jack Keane sounded a blunt alarm on America Reports: Vladimir Putin hasn’t given up on his goal of toppling Ukraine, and he’s waiting for any sign of American weakness to press his advantage. Keane’s warning is not idle cable commentary — it reflects hard-headed military judgment that should unsettle every patriot who believes in standing with freedom.
President Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff flew into the Kremlin and spent roughly five hours trying to sell a revised U.S. peace plan to Putin, only to leave without a deal. Russian officials called parts of the American proposals “unacceptable,” confirming what conservatives have long feared: Moscow will posture for talks while holding firm to its territorial ambitions.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov described the meeting as “constructive” but admitted a compromise hasn’t been found, a blunt admission that diplomacy without leverage gets you promises and no peace. The envoys briefed President Trump and Ukrainian officials afterward, underscoring that the administration is trying to move the needle where the last administration did not.
Let’s call this what it is: Putin is testing the resolve of the West, and he will exploit any sign that America’s backing for Ukraine is fleeting or conditional. Conservatives should applaud the effort to find a negotiated end, but we must not be naive — true peace requires strength, not a rush to paper over Kremlin gains.
The real lesson from Moscow is a familiar one to those who watch geopolitics through the lens of realism: dictators respect strength, not lectures. If Washington wants a durable outcome, U.S. policy must include credible deterrence and economic pressure that make aggression a bad deal for Moscow, not a free pass for ambition.
Gen. Keane and other experienced voices have repeatedly urged applying leverage and keeping military options and sanctions on the table while negotiating in earnest. Patriotism demands we push for peace, but conservatism teaches that peace bought with weakness is only the prelude to more war; Washington must back its diplomats with power and resolve.
