Posted on 02/22/2025 1:39:57 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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The US’s involvement would leave no room for corruption and insider deals. When I was in Kyiv, I met with many American companies that have been on the ground in Ukraine for years. And I have spoken with many more who are ready to support the Ukrainian economy through a just and lasting peace.
The terms of this partnership will mobilise American talent, capital, and high standards and governance to accelerate Ukraine’s recovery and sends a clear message to Russia that the US is invested in a free and prosperous Ukraine over the long term.
The US is a durable and long-term partner in this relationship. The proceeds from future revenue streams would be reinvested back into key sectors focused on unlocking more of Ukraine’s growth assets.
The terms of this agreement would also ensure that countries that did not contribute to the defence of Ukraine’s sovereignty will not be able to benefit from its reconstruction or these investments.
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President Trump’s proposed partnership aligns the interest of the American people with those of the people of Ukraine. The president recognises that national security is built alongside economic security, and the more successful and secure postwar Ukraine is, the more that both the Ukrainian people and the people of the US will benefit.
This economic partnership would lay the foundations for a durable peace by sending a clear signal to the American people, the people of Ukraine, and the government of Russia about the importance of Ukraine’s future sovereignty and success to the US.
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“The US’s involvement would leave no room for corruption and insider deals.”
The author is clearly not familiar with US business practices.
“US’s involvement would leave no room for corruption and insider deals”
Quite the Pollyanna, he is.
“US’s involvement would leave no room for corruption and insider deals”
That’s the only thing Ukrainians are skilled in.
That’s the only thing Ukrainians are skilled in.
Because of their shared history with kleptocratic Russia. ROFLMAO.
Largely all gobbledygook.
All that matters is what is in the budget. Graham put $48B in his proposal. Don’t recall how much was added to the debt ceiling.
Maybe most important was Rand Paul noted it has no spending cuts. It increases spending by $300+B, and I guess that is derived from the increase in the ceiling.
The House has its own bill. I have heard of no amount of money in the House resolution for Ukraine. As in 0.
You *could* coalesce around some number like $5B — to cover pensions and SNAP equivalents. This is pure politics. “We did not cut them off!”
But in an overall perspective, I do not think there are enough GOP votes in both houses to combine with Dem votes to override a Trump veto. And he knows what the desperate US numbers are re interest on the national debt.
This numerical reality (of we can’t afford it) is what points at $5B. I do not think the GOP House folks will risk 2026 votes by overriding a veto, and Trump doesn’t care at all about re-election.
How? I can see the benefits to whatever companies are involved but how does this benefit the taxpayer?
There is no upside to us having a joint business partnership with Ukraine. They are just too corrupt. Hell, doing business with China is probably safer.
And DC is FAR too addicted to Uke kickbacks.
JSM, Plus a thousand. Stay out of and away from Ukraine, period. The rare earths are deep and hard to get to, also under Russian control. Outside of getting the info on the Biden’s corruption for prosecutorial reasons. Leave period. Or lose WW3 against Russia and China. These people are beyond stupid!
“This economic partnership would lay the foundations for a durable peace by sending a clear signal to the American people, the people of Ukraine, and the government of Russia about the importance of Ukraine’s future sovereignty and success to the US.”
What is the clear signal to the American people? That neonazi Kiev will always be in a financial business relationship with DC?
Let the kickbacks flow!
Not to mention, after all DC’s high minded talk about “democracy” greedy Russia exploiting Ukraine, we push for a deal like this, at their moment of maximum vulnerability. Reminds me of ancient Roman fire departments. They would show up at a blaze, and negotiate to but the property. If the owner made a deal, they would put it out.
Not a good look.
“The US is a durable and long-term partner in this relationship. The proceeds from future revenue streams would be reinvested back into key sectors focused on unlocking more of Ukraine’s growth assets.” How about America’s growth assets?
The US economy and taxpayers would benefit through royalty and tax payments to the US Treasury and from a more secure and abundant supply of rare earth metals.
“taxpayers would benefit through royalty and tax payments to the US Treasury”. Will you and I get any of that money?
Brit spelling of "defense"?
Well, more seriously, what qualifies as "defense"? If I'm Japan, helping out big time with power plant repairs (just one example), I'm gonna be pretty pissed. We can't hack off everybody...
You want a direct piece of the action? Buy shares in the US companies that eventually become involved in the mining.
Part of the idea is to keep the nasty mining out of the US - cheaper to do it in Ukraine. I’m no enviro-whacko, but there are major concerns with some of this mining. If you think RFK is worried about toxins in foods...
The main concern from a national security standpoint is diversifying supply. From an economic standpoint, if supply is tight & demand is high, maximizing global supply keeps our prices of the finished products down.
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