US EditionTrump promises ‘big, big problems’ if Zelenskyy backs out of minerals deal
- Donald Trump claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is attempting to back out of a minerals agreement, warning he would face 'big problems' if he does so.
- The deal, initially proposed after Zelenskyy's White House visit, now includes a joint investment fund requiring significant Ukrainian contributions.
- Zelenskyy expressed dissatisfaction with the changing terms, stating it is 'too early to talk about the agreement, which has been changed several times.'
- Support for U.S. assistance to Ukraine remains high among European leaders, with recent polling showing that 46% of respondents believe it is insufficient.
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According to officials in Kiev, Ukraine is one of the most important places in the world for essential rare earths and other minerals needed to fuel a modern economy - and to make a fortune, writes Politico in the debut of a...
Trump's Ukraine minerals deal off for now, but there are alternatives for US
As U.S.-Ukraine negotiations continue with both sides jockeying back and forth on a possible rare earth minerals deal, President Donald Trump said Sunday that Ukraine was trying to back out of the deal.Aboard Air Force One, Trump told reporters, "I think [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy, by the way, he’s trying to back out of the rare earth deal, and if he does that, he’s got some problems, big, big problems."The deal was reportedly des…
After Ukraine and NATO Are Spun Off, Who’s Next? - LewRockwell
Moon of Alabama observes that Trump’s mineral deal with Ukraine creates indefinite indentured servitude for western Ukraine. Trump seems to see himself as General MacArthur to Zelensky’s Hirohito, after a great defeat, rather than two losers who a provoked – and lost – a war with Russia. As some have noted, a deal like this with the Americans may make unconditional surrender to a wealthy and Slav-sympatico Russia a far better alternative for the…
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