So, here we are again. The world is on fire, people are dying in mud-filled trenches, and the people in charge have decided the best way to fix it is to go to a fancy hotel in the desert and look at spreadsheets.

We just got news that Ukraine, Russia, and the United States are heading to Abu Dhabi for a little three-way chat. This is the first time these three have sat in a room together since Russia decided to invade its neighbor back in 2022. But don't get your hopes up. This isn't a peace summit. This is a business trip. It is a room full of guys who view human lives as line items on a budget sheet.

Let’s look at the guest list. On one side, you have the Russians. Vladimir Putin just got done hosting a meeting with the Americans at the Kremlin. He says the talks were "useful in every respect." Of course they were. Whenever a dictator says a meeting was useful, it usually means he got to shout at someone for two hours while they nodded politely. Moscow is still demanding that Ukraine give up land. Not just the land Russia has stolen and is currently occupying. No, that would be too simple. They want land they don't even control. They want the Ukrainian army to leave their own territory so Russia can walk in without firing a shot. It is like a burglar breaking into your house, getting stuck in the hallway, and then demanding you unlock the master bedroom door so he can rob that too.

Then you have the American team. And oh boy, what a team it is. We aren't sending seasoned diplomats or people who know anything about history. We are sending Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Yes, that Jared Kushner. The son-in-law. The guy who thinks peace in the Middle East is just a matter of building enough luxury condos. Donald Trump sent his real estate buddies to fix the biggest land war in Europe since World War II.

Think about the arrogance of that. These are guys who spend their lives arguing about zoning permits and interest rates. Now they are trying to negotiate borders between two armies that hate each other. To them, the Donbas region isn't a place where people live and die. It is just a distressed asset. It is a property with some "tenant issues" that needs to be flipped. They probably brought blueprints for a new golf course in Mariupol to show Putin.

And then there is the location. Abu Dhabi. The United Arab Emirates. Of course they picked the UAE. It is the perfect neutral ground for the rich and soulless. It is a place built on oil money and air conditioning, far away from the cold reality of the front lines. It is a playground for oligarchs. It is where you go when you want to make a shady deal away from the prying eyes of the poor people who actually have to live with the consequences.

Ukraine has to show up to this circus, effectively with a gun to its head, and listen to these people. They have to sit there while a guy who married into power and a guy who runs a country like a mafia boss discuss their future over sparkling water. The Russians aren't backing down. They want it all. They want the four regions they claimed on paper but couldn't take with tanks. And the Americans seem desperate to cut a deal just so they can say they did it. They want a photo op. They want to put "Solved Ukraine War" on their resume right next to "Built a Hotel in Vegas."

It is all so stupid. It is so clearly a game to these people. The Russian demands are a joke. They are losing thousands of men to gain inches of ground, but they talk like they own the place. The American response is to send in the B-team of nepotism babies to treat the war like a merger and acquisition deal. And the rest of us are supposed to watch this and clap? We are supposed to believe that these grifters have our best interests at heart?

They don't care about peace. Peace doesn't make money. They care about "stability" for the markets. They care about oil prices. They care about making sure their friends stay rich. If selling out millions of people buys a little bit of quiet for the stock market, they will do it in a heartbeat.

So, as they all fly their private jets into the desert heat, remember this: nothing good happens in Abu Dhabi when politicians and real estate tycoons meet. They will eat good food, sleep in thousand-dollar sheets, and trade human misery like it is a commodity. And when it is over, the regular people will still be the ones paying the price.