larry johnson tells you some of what he's been thinking about the ukie war;

If you take a look at the front pages of the Washington Post and the NY Times you will discover that the “big news” is all things Kamala Harris and the decline of Donald Trump. I haven’t seen this kind of desperate propaganda campaign since the glory days of Pravda under the Soviets. Not one word about the brewing crisis between Iran and Israel. A brief mention of the Palestinian fatalities at the hands of the Israeli Occupation Force and when it comes to Ukraine and Russia, only the NY Times is beating the drum about the amazing Ukrainian victory.

The Washington Post, for its part, posted a piece today about secret negotiations between Russia and Ukraine over a cease-fire and an end to attacks on the energy and power grids in both countries.

Ukraine and Russia were set to send delegations to Doha this month to negotiate a landmark agreement halting strikes on energy and power infrastructure on both sides, diplomats and officials familiar with the discussions said, in what would have amounted to a partial cease-fire and offered a reprieve for both countries.

But the indirect talks, with the Qataris serving as mediators and meeting separately with the Ukrainian and Russian delegations, were derailed by Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia’s western Kursk region last week, according to the officials. The possible agreement and planned summit have not been previously reported.........more.......