Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his team was working with US counterparts to coordinate with Donald Trump’s administration, after the US president suggested earlier on Friday he would be willing to meet.
In a post to Telegram, Zelensky said that he valued cooperation with Trump and that Ukrainian and American teams are working out details. Separately, Zelensky said in an interview that he was willing to make a deal to secure more US backing in exchange for some of Ukraine’s rare earths and other minerals.
Trump, meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday, was asked by a reporter if he would help coordinate a meeting between Zelensky and US Vice-President J.D. Vance, who is travelling to Europe for summits in Paris and Munich next week.
Trump seemed to mishear the question, and responded by saying that he himself “will probably be meeting with President Zelensky next week”.
“One of the things we’re looking at with President Zelensky is having the security of their assets,” he continued. “They have assets underground, rare earth and other things but primarily rare earth.”
So anything to please the Muskrat then? I take it he needs those rare earth minerals to put in his shitty Tesla batteries?
From what I’ve read the spiel here is to sell the rare earth minerals to US companies - or literally just Tesla. Since they are predominantly in Russian occupied territories, it would lock the US into supporting the defense.
You also noticed he’s suddenly talking about securing rare earths every day now? I’m hoping someone asks him why they’re so important because he clearly doesn’t know what they are, and is just following orders from Twitler.