• In interview, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy offers mineral partnership to US

Zelenskiy emphasizes need for security guarantees in any deal

Ukrainian president keen to speak to Trump before Putin does Ukraine proposes using its gas storage for U.S. LNG supplies

KYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pored over a once-classified map of vast deposits of rare earths and other critical minerals during an interview with Reuters on Friday, part of a push to appeal to Donald Trump’s penchant for a deal.

The U.S. president, whose administration is pressing for a rapid end to Ukraine’s war with Russia, said on Monday he wanted Ukraine to supply the U.S. with rare earths and other minerals in return for financially supporting its war effort.

“If we are talking about a deal, then let’s do a deal, we are only for it,” Zelenskiy said, emphasising Ukraine’s need for security guarantees from its allies as part of any settlement.----

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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      1 day ago

      Neat. Dude hiding in caves and basements to stay alive has somehow been extorting and dealing.

      Yeah, that seems to track. Or, maybe not at all.

      Receipts or GTFO.

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        Dude hiding in caves and basements to stay alive has somehow been extorting and dealing.

        Wait, I thought he asked for ammunition and was ready to fight?

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        Try looking up the information yourself and you’ll likely learn quite a bit. There is plenty of information regarding this available and it’s not difficult to find.

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            Because I believe people who for whatever reason cannot see that Zelensky is just as corrupt as basically any other politician needs to be open enough to look for the information themselves. If their xurious enough to read an article given to them (which is great) then they should be open enough to search for the information which will provide much more knowledge.

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                I’m unwilling to hand out the evidence that is in abundance. Please don’t put words/actions in my mouth because you wish to stay willfully ignorant.

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                  But you’ve done all the vetting of quality of sources with your galaxy brain. Show us your citations so we can bask in the authoritative and judicious glory!

                  But you wont because your source is newsmax or faux news.