• 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.----

  • adarza@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    11 hours ago

    in theory, profits from the minerals could get turned right around into aid for ukraine. it could work i suppose, but the startup and turnaround are too long.

    how it would play out, though, profits from the minerals end up in lord diaper’s and his comrades’ pockets, while ukraine gets nothing and loses everything.

    • sic_semper_tyrannis
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      arrow-down
      26
      ·
      11 hours ago

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

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        17
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        10 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.

        • sic_semper_tyrannis
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          16
          ·
          9 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.