Zelensky Must Strike Minerals Deal, Says White House Adviser

[naomi24]

//Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to return to the negotiating table and strike a deal on US access to Ukraine's critical minerals, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has said.//

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqjn74gdwzo

 

Is this tantamount to blackmail?

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trump has already ruled out NATO membership and territorial integrity of ukraine, and his government is also talking about sanctions relief and removing american troops from the baltic states.

they have effectively given russia everything it wants before the negotiations even start. that's not a "deal".

his offer to ukraine is to turn whatever parts of it russia doesn't take it into a kind of economic colony of the united states. it's a complete betrayal of both ukraine and america's allies.

[Ken4155]

Apparently, he has also threatened to switch off Starlink (created by his bestie Musk) if Ukraine do not sign the 'deal'. 

Not a 'deal' though, is it. It's a demand. It's akin to the Mafia's protection rackets. "Lovely little business you have here. Be a shame if anything were to happen to it."

[nicebloke1]

Trump and Musk have little else to do in their lives, they've been there, done that, bought that, in fact bought everything you can possibly buy, now power over people is the only thing left to do.

[Clone]

All the AB experts know nothing yet. 

I could understand all the anti-Trump rhetoric if now and then you questioned wtf Biden was doing in Ukraine other than lining his pockets. Or you questioned wtf the great EU (that we apparently must rejoin) was doing other than waiting for the 2032 asteroid to hit Moscow.

Sending a few billion here and a few billion there has just kept the meat grinder processing. It really is time Europe grew a pair of balls.  

I don't see how America getting a large portion of Ukraine's minerals is going to stop the war...anyone?