Ryan Bridge: Diplomacy’s gone to the dogs

Remember it was only a month ago Trump was parading around an Alaskan Air Force base, talking up peace for Ukraine.

Within weeks, Putin sends 800 drones across the border - the biggest attack of the war so far.

He’s targeted EU and British government buildings in Kyiv. He’s now entered NATO airspace. The fighter jets were scrambled. The alarm bells rang in Brussels. 

Does any of this sound like progress?

Does any of this sound like diplomacy is doing a god damn thing to stop regular folk being slaughtered in the crossfire?

No, of course not.

Meanwhile Netanyahu’s firing missiles into Doha. 

And who was he aiming for?

The Hamas lead negotiator. The same guy who, as recently as last week, was being given ceasefire details from the Americans via the Egyptians and Qataris.  

If you really want peace, you don’t fire missiles at the guy you’re negotiating with.

Now if you’re Hamas, what are you going to do now the place you thought was safe to have talks no longer feels safe?

Some in Hamas believe the whole thing was a set-up, according to the BBC. 

The American ceasefire proposal was all a trick to get them in one place at time, then bang. Bomb them. Blow them up. 

Can’t blame them for thinking that. 

It doesn’t matter where you look, which continent, which war, diplomacy is not working. 

The Americans look weak. Trump looks weak. Netanyahu’s taking him for a ride. Putin couldn’t care less.

And one guy in the world sitting back watching, smiling, biding his time, and growing a military empire is Xi Jinping of China.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Diplomacy's gone to the dogs. Remember it was only a
month ago Trump was parading around in Alaskan Air Force
base talking up peace for Ukraine, and then within weeks
Putin sends eight hundred drones in a single night across
the boarder, biggest attack of the war so far. And
he's now entered NATO airspace. The fighter jets are scrambled,
the alarm bells ringing in Brussels. Does any of this

(00:21):
sound like progress to you? Does any of this sound
like diplomacy is doing a damned thing to stop regular
folk being slaughtered in the crossfire? No, of course not. Meanwhile, Netanya,
who's firing missiles into Doha again? And who is he
aiming for? The Hummas lead negotiator, the same guy who
as recently his last week was being given ceasefire details

(00:43):
from the Americans via the Egyptians and the Qataris if
you really want peace, you don't fire missiles at the
guy you're negotiating with. Now, if you're Hamas, what are
you going to do now that the place you thought
was safe to have talks no longer feel so safe.
Some in believe the whole thing was a setup. According
to the BBC, the American ceasefire proposal was all a

(01:06):
trick to get them in one place at one time
and then bang bomb them, blow them up. And you
can't blame them for thinking that, can you. It doesn't
matter where you look, which continent, which war, diplomacy doesn't
seem to be working. The Americans look weak, Trump looks weak.
Net Yahoo's taking him for a ride and putin while
he couldn't care less. And the one guy in the

(01:29):
world sitting back, watching, smiling, biding his time and growing
a military empire is one shi Jingping of China. For
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