Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Ryuu96 said:

shavenferret said:

Ukraine 'may be Russian someday,' Trump suggests while announcing $500 billion rare earth 'agreement'

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-may-be-russian-someday-trump-suggests-while-announcing-500-billion-rare-earth-agreement/

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So, Trump is demanding $500 billion in materials for our help.

They may be Russian someday, or they may not be Russian someday. But we’re going to have all this money in (Ukraine) and I say, I want it back,"

He's such a scumbag. So basically he is demanding the $500bn whether Ukraine wins or not. Hopefully Zelenskyy plays him and writes the deal on the back of the Budapest Memorandum then rips it after the war is over, Lol.

For such a high price, Zelensky should demand whatever equipment he wants, including access to missles and some amount of intel from the United Sates.  That's an incredibly high price for a poor nation in the middle of a war to pay but the advantage of dealing with someone who is ammoral like Trump is that it's just another business deal to him.  If Trump delivers the goods, then it was worth it, because the damage to Ukraine will be worse than giving up some minerals.  Zelensky can also play the game right back and lower production so that the next president, who may well be much wiser and generous, may forgive the debt in this agreement.