• 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.----

  • sic_semper_tyrannis
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    6 hours ago

    Zelenskiy has been making plenty of his own corrupt profits through his war too

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      6 hours ago

      Neat. Dude hiding in caves and basements to stay alive has somehow been extorting and dealing.

      Yeah, that seems to track. Or, maybe not at all.

      Receipts or GTFO.

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        5 hours ago

        Try looking up the information yourself and you’ll likely learn quite a bit. There is plenty of information regarding this available and it’s not difficult to find.