• 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.----

  • @11111one11111English
    12•6 hours ago

    This sounds like Zelenskiy’s reply is exactly what Trump strokes his cock to. And I think it’s a great move. I think there is a chance the Putin narrative will change this Trump term compared to the last. Not in any way from a good decision sense. Rather from Trump’s ego making him think Putin is below him. Most agree Trump in term one either looked up to Putin or Putin had dirt on him. This term tho, Putin lost a ton of global clout. With all this in play its possible this could inadvertently turn out for the best. Trump flexes to Putin striking deal with Ukraine for resources. Ukraine gets military support. The move could carry massive weight at the global level that Putin can’t even control his prized pawn.

    This is all a fantasy in a vacume scenario prolly. Not a fantasy in the sense of a win for Trump but as a blow tp Putin. There are tons of ways this won’t happen most of which being Trump doing a ton of dumb as fuck shit in the time it takes to make a deal. But w/e one can hope.

    All this aside, I think this is a very savy move by Zelenskiy and adds some more admiration to my opinion of him as a leader.