Disinformation campaign weaponizing the lie that Putin and Trump want peace, but Zelensky does not

The pro-Russian fifth column, working both inside and outside of Russia, has launched yet another grotesque disinformation campaign, weaponizing the lie that “Putin and Trump want peace, but Zelensky does not.” This narrative, spewed across social media and echoed by Kremlin agents of influence in various governments, is an insult to reality itself. Ukraine, the victim of an unprovoked and genocidal invasion, is being accused of rejecting peace when it is the only party in the conflict that has consistently fought for its survival on its own terms.

Trump and Putin’s so-called “peace” is nothing more than an ultimatum: surrender or be crushed. It is the same deceit that Ukraine has seen before—when it gave up its nuclear arsenal in exchange for Russian and American security guarantees, only for Russia to violate them in 2014. It is the same trick played with every ceasefire that Moscow has ever signed, using each pause to regroup, rearm, and launch fresh attacks. Every time Ukraine has sought peace in good faith, Russia has responded with more war crimes—massacres of civilians, the leveling of entire cities, systematic rape, and the abduction of Ukrainian children. The demand that Ukraine surrender now under the pressure of Trump and his enablers is merely a continuation of this pattern: another betrayal disguised as diplomacy.

The hypocrisy of this propaganda reaches Orwellian levels. The nation that committed genocide, erased entire communities, and butchered civilians is being called a “peacemaker,” while the country defending itself from annihilation is being accused of warmongering. The demand for “peace” is nothing but a demand for Ukraine’s submission, a demand that Ukraine accept Russian domination, and a demand that the world forget every atrocity Russia has committed. But peace, like truth and justice, cannot be dictated by those who profit from its perversion. Real peace does not come from the appeasement of murderers; it comes from their defeat.

The most dangerous aspect of this capitulationist push is its global implications. If Ukraine is forced to surrender under the combined pressure of Trump’s White House and Putin’s Kremlin, the consequences will not stop at Ukraine’s borders. Every country that believes it can avoid Russia’s imperial ambitions by appeasing Putin will learn the same brutal lesson that Ukrainians already know—Russia does not respect weakness, only strength. The useful idiots in Slovakia, Hungary, and Georgia, led by Fico, Orban, and their Kremlin-linked allies, believe that by aligning themselves with Trump and Putin, they can secure their own countries from Russian aggression. They are deluded. The fate of those who serve the Kremlin has been made clear: Russia’s own soldiers are treated as disposable cannon fodder, terrorized into submission by their own commanders. No amount of servitude will buy security. Moscow’s allies are not partners—they are slaves, beaten into obedience and discarded when they are no longer useful.

If Ukraine falls, the cycle of Russian aggression will not stop. Europe will be next. And Trump, with his open deference to Putin, will do nothing to stop it. His administration’s abandonment of offensive cyber operations against Russia was the first real policy shift in this direction—granting the Kremlin a free hand to escalate its hybrid war while the U.S. looks the other way. The forced humiliation of Zelensky in the White House was another signal: under Trump, Ukraine is being prepared for surrender. But Ukrainians understand what is at stake. They know that the war will not end with capitulation—it will only intensify, expanding beyond Ukraine and dragging the entire continent into deeper conflict.

Putin and Trump’s so-called “peace” is not peace. It is submission. It is enslavement. It is the prelude to greater war. And the pro-Kremlin cowards in Slovakia, Hungary, and Georgia who believe that licking Putin’s boots will protect them are not just traitors to their own nations—they are paving the way for their own destruction. Russia does not reward loyalty; it consumes the weak. Ukraine’s fight is Europe’s fight. And the only real peace is the one that comes from victory.