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"Three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world now knows the exact
price for American military support of Ukraine. During a recent interview with
Fox News, United States President Donald Trump put a $500 billion price tag
on American aid to the war-torn country.
But there was a catch: the exchange should be made in the form of Ukraine’s
valuable natural resources, including rare earth minerals. “We have to get
something. We can’t continue to pay this money,” Trump said in the interview.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has since told his aides to reject the
proposal.
Given the dizzying pace of events that have unfolded since the Trump interview,
it’s unclear now whether any deal with Ukraine on its rare earth minerals will
ever come to pass. This is especially true given Trump’s subsequent surprise
phone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and ongoing peace talks
between the U.S. and Russia that have excluded Ukrainian and European Union
officials.
But there’s little doubt Ukraine’s natural resources will be an important
element in future diplomatic negotiations."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
