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> OTOH, a minerals deal with the US ensures that the US will have a stake in defending the postwar ukraine. Most of the minerals are in russian-occupied territ
by preisschild 2y ago
> OTOH, a minerals deal with the US ensures that the US will have a stake in defending the postwar ukraine.
Most of the minerals are in russian-occupied territory, so if they want that they would also need to further arm Ukraine now.
- techterrier 2y agonope, they can do a deal with the Russians.
- kadoban 2y agoIt does not seem like Trump actually wants a deal. They are not offering anything. It appears to be simply a pretext to have some reason to berate Ukraine and Zelenskyy. "Oh you won't take our [completely ridiculous] deal? I guess we'll just have to side with Russia then!" Like that's not what they were going to do anyway.