Judging Freedom Alastair Crook : 28-Point Plan Is Bait and Switch.
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Nov 24, 2025 
Alastair Crook, a political analyst known for his geopolitical insights, dives deep into the controversial 28-point plan and its implications for Ukraine and Europe. He questions the plan's authorship and labels it a 'bait-and-switch,' intended to test Russia's boundaries while risking escalation. Crook reveals Zelensky's political struggles and the US's stakes to avoid a Kabul-like setback. He addresses European discontent over being sidelined and critiques the diversion of attention from other global crises, emphasizing the chaos this plan could unleash.
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Authorship And Vagueness Undermine The Plan
- The 28-point plan's authorship is unclear and the document is loosely drafted rather than legally binding.
- Alastair Crooke argues its vagueness signals testing of Russia's true red lines rather than a concrete settlement.
Battlefield Shifts Created Political Urgency
- Rapid battlefield losses and encirclements changed U.S. perceptions and pressured President Trump to seek an exit strategy.
- Crooke says these military reversals made a negotiated off-ramp politically urgent for Trump.
Zelensky Caught In A Political Vice
- Zelensky faces a forced choice between accepting a plan that may cost dignity or rejecting it and risking loss of U.S. support.
- Crooke frames this as a deliberate squeeze using corruption allegations to compel compliance.