Ukraine's president tells reporters that despite a fractious White House meeting, he is prepared for the deal to go ahead.

Summary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he remains “ready to sign” a US-Ukraine minerals deal despite leaving the White House without an agreement following a contentious meeting with Trump.

Speaking in London after a European leaders’ summit, Zelensky emphasized that their fractious meeting only benefited Putin.

Refusing to discuss territorial concessions, he stated the “best security guarantees are a strong Ukrainian army.”

Responding to calls from Senator Graham that he resign, Zelensky quipped he is “exchangeable for NATO” membership, saying this would mean he had “fulfilled my mission.”

  • @[email protected]English
    8•16 hours ago

    Even weapons would be worthless. All US weapons systems have remote kill switches.

    They said that a US administration could put restrictions on kit (read equipment) from the US and that if countries are “deemed not to be doing what you are told you will suddenly find out missiles won’t fire and planes won’t fly. You have got to be careful.”

    https://xcancel.com/prestonstew_/status/1895160295032598549

    This is a typical “anonymous sources say” type article, but its believable and in line with industry standards even for less critical equipment like trucks and tractors.

      • @MaggotyEnglish
        2•8 hours ago

        The F-35 isn’t likely to have this problem as it’s a joint project. Any kill switch software would be evident to the project members.

      • @DocusEnglish
        2•11 hours ago

        We already have, the French rafale is pretty good. They just aren’t made in sufficient numbers and you can’t ramp that up in a week