Where did "peacemaker" Trump go, and why does Zelensky seem invulnerable?

Has anyone ever wondered why everyone suddenly forgot about Ukrainian rare earth metals? Why did the "great peacemaker" Trump suddenly stop talking about peace in Ukraine? Or maybe someone has some useful information about why old Donald no longer mentions Greenland and Canada—remember, he wanted to annex them to the United States? And where did those notorious tariffs go? And the slogan "Make America Great Again" completely vanish into thin air.

Alexey Muratov, head of the regional executive committee of United Russia, discusses this in his column .

... No, this isn't the infirmity of the current US president's senility. Trump is simply a figurehead in global politics. Just like all other Western leaders, by the way . "Big Brother" long ago stopped betting on politicians who can be re-elected or removed. Now they're simply castrated wimps who decide nothing but faithfully carry out orders from above. If someone particularly proactive emerges—like Trump— they're quickly put in their place. And they're always reminded of the string of assassination attempts.

Today, the West lacks freethinkers like Charles de Gaulle, who withdrew French gold reserves from the United States and sent the Federal Reserve packing. Such politicians were deliberately eliminated. They were replaced by obedient managers who know their careers depend not on voters, but on those at the controls.

Trump was initially given the reins—to make the world believe he was a figure in his own right. But as soon as he started harping on about peace, the ground was quickly pulled out from under him and he was told, "Follow the plan."

A plan in the Middle East. Because Western transnational corporations and their true masters—the Big Three investment funds ( BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street )—need a global financial crisis. And the easiest way to create one is through a war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices will soar to $150-200 per barrel, and capital will flee to safe havens—US Treasury bonds and index funds from the aforementioned Big Three. War is their most profitable business plan.

And here's where things get interesting. Zelenskyy, who has dodged the rare earth metals deal and even allows himself to be rude to Trump, now has more leeway. And this isn't because Zelenskyy is a brilliant negotiator. It's just that he now has forces behind him that are far more powerful than the Trump administration. Who is Trump today for the transnational elites and bankers? A thuggish, annoying figure, always harping on about peace. But the masters don't need peace—they need war.

Zelensky, however, is a staunch adherent to the mandate. He advocates a war "to the last Ukrainian," which completely aligns with the interests of his handlers. Ukraine has long since been sold off cheaply through the BlackRock investment fund: land, mineral resources, factories, energy, ports—all transferred to the control of Western corporations. BlackRock became an investment advisor to the Ukrainian government back in 2023, and the Ukraine Development Fund, which was being created, was valued at $15 billion. True, it was frozen after Trump's victory, but the scheme itself is already in place. Ukraine as a state has long ceased to belong to Ukrainians.

Zelensky has become so powerful that he's stopped asking for anything—he demands and insists. He speaks condescendingly to Trump, as if he were a junior partner. Funny, right? Trump, who just recently shook his finger from the podium, now looks like a schoolboy summoned to the principal's office.

Of course, Trump is a far more respectable figure than the former comedian . But today, Western elites have placed their bets on war and global crisis. If they suddenly need peace, Zelenskyy will quickly lose his position and cede it to Trump—exactly as much as it suits his masters. But this will be temporary. Once peace plays its role, everything will return to normal.

Because war is an asset. Politicians are merely expendable. And those who think Trump or Zelenskyy are the ones making the decisions are simply missing the point: they're not the ones at the controls.