Alaska negotiations – an alternative view from Rurik Skywalker
Fri 2:02 pm +00:00, 22 Aug 2025
Source: https://slavlandchronicles.substack.com/p/concessions-leaks-indicate-that-putin
I would just encourage you to pay attention to who in Ukraine is calling for a ceasefire now. These people are giving themselves away as being anti-Zelensky and are signaling that they’d be willing to go along with a Trump coup against him to replace him with someone else. I share this speculation with you not because I think it is all about to go down this weekend, but just to share with you what the kind of people who read The Keef Post are gossiping about amongst themselves.
So, chances are good that all of this scheming between Trump and Putin comes to naught and the next UAF counter-offensive goes off as scheduled, this time armed with even more NATO weaponry, and with the added bonus of operating under an “air truce”, which allows their mobile units to punch through Russian defenses with impunity.
Also: Dr Livci comments:
“Seeing as how the original SMO goal was regime change it makes sense that Putin sees getting rid of Zelensky as “fulfilling the objectives of the SMO” and all other considerations like territory, NATO troops being stationed in Ukraine etc are secondary to that. If someone “acceptable” to Moscow replaces Zelensky than Putin can happily make tons of concessions to “his” man in Kiev.
Such a turn of affairs of course would require not just replacing Zelensky personally but purging much of the Ukrainian deepstate and its orbiters and the optics associated with that will be spun by Zanon/Moscow as a huge victory. As for the no fly zones and NATO troops on the ground well that’s no big deal at all, Moscows guys in Kiev will make sure the situation doesn’t get to out of hand.
In all likelihood Putin is perfectly aware that his life is on the line here and he will actually seek some kind of substantial agreements with NATO which limit how many troops they can have in Ukraine and he will likely insist on being able to inspect and keep tabs on what the AFU is up to because I still don’t think Putin is as stupid as he pretends to be. He has accurately described the Wests duplicitous nature too many times by now and I think he knows very powerful people in Tel Aviv, Washington, New York, Brussels, London etc want him to be the next Ghaddaffi.
In that context Putins actual diplomacy isn’t so much about Russias National Interest as they are about keeping himself and his friends with out Israeli passports alive. So Putin isn’t pursuing Russias overall interest and restoring Russia to greatness on the international stage and securing her historic frontiers, he is protecting himself personally and his friends who Zogwest would like to hang. But there is only so much Putin can do, as long as the “Russian” elite have their family and treasure in the West no escalation capable of defeating the West in Ukraine is possible.
Bringing the oligarchies loot and families back to Russia would be just as fatal for Putin as would escalation, so Putin is totally cornered in a situation where he can’t escalate even if he wants to and he can’t outright surrender either without getting some ink on paper from Zogwest that buys him a little more time in exchange for surrendering Ukraine long term.
In other words Putin is trying to kick the can down the road as far as possible.”
Stop gawking at me when I say that these ceasefire talks are a scheme cooked up by Trump and Putin to try and get Zelensky out. Both men hate him for a long laundry list of reasons. Yes, the war will continue, because Putin is a puppet of the CIA and the goal is to maximize the number of dead Slavs. But Zelensky isn’t sharing the loot from the war and he’s offended everyone with his chutpah. So that means there is common ground to work together on. That’s what all this high school type scheming has been about this whole time.
In a nutshell, that’s all that’s going on.
Mark my words and take screenshots of what I wrote. I stand by my predictions and my analyses and if I’m wrong, I’ll admit it. I was wrong here and there over the years, like about how I thought a second mobilization was in the works by winter of year one. And it took me a while to figure out what these “negotiations” were actually about. But my predictions have improved over time because I simply started treating Putin as a CIA agent and asking myself “what would a saboteur employed by the enemy do?” and that improved my predictive power immensely.
Lots more at the link above
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ps I asked ChatGTP [Google] and DeepSeek [Chinese] who is Rurik Skywalker a pseudonym for?
Google said: From the available information, Rurik Skywalker is indeed a pseudonym—used in blogs and on podcasts like The Slavland Chronicles—but the true identity behind that name isn’t publicly revealed.
China said: “The Substack blogger who writes under the name Rurik Skywalker is Vladimir “Vlad” Afremov.
Here’s a breakdown of his nationality and background:
1. Nationality: American
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Afremov has stated numerous times that he is a naturalized citizen of the United States. He lived and worked for many years in the U.S., specifically in the tech industry in areas like California and Austin, Texas.
2. Ethnic and Cultural Origin: Russian-Jewish
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He was born in the Soviet Union, in a Jewish family.
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He has discussed his upbringing in the USSR and his family’s experience as Jews under that system, which was a factor in their emigration.
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He is a native Russian speaker and often uses Russian sources, historical context, and philosophical concepts in his analysis.
3. Current Residence: Georgia (the country)
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In recent years, Afremov has relocated from the United States to the country of Georgia (specifically, Tbilisi). He frequently praises Georgia’s culture, history, and its role as a traditionalist Orthodox Christian nation that stands apart from Western progressive values.
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His move is presented as a form of “expatriation” or “self-exile” from a Western culture he is deeply critical of.
Therefore, to summarize:
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Legally: He is a U.S. citizen.
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By birth and ethnicity: He is Russian-Jewish.
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By chosen residence and cultural affinity: He currently lives in and often advocates for the values of Georgia (the country).
This complex background is central to his identity as a commentator. He analyzes Western and American politics from the perspective of an insider who has become a vehement critic, while simultaneously drawing on his Russian heritage and his chosen life in a traditionalist Orthodox society.”
