Posted on 02/04/2025 7:42:51 AM PST by bitt
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is demanding Ukraine provide the United States with access to its vast reserves of rare earth minerals in exchange for continued military and financial assistance.
“We’re telling Ukraine, they have very valuable rare Earth. We want what we put up to go in terms of a guarantee. We want a guarantee,” Trump told reporters from the Oval Office.
“We’re handing them money hand over fist. We’re giving them equipment. [The] European [Union] is not keeping up with us. They should equalize.”
“Look, we have an ocean in between. They don’t. It’s more important for them than it is for us. But they’re way below us in terms of money, and they should be paying at least equal.
“They should really be paying much more than us, but let’s say equal to us. And they’re billions and billions of dollars below. So we’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they’re going to secure what we’re giving them with their rare Earth and other things,” Trump said.
President Trump wants a Guaranteed Right to Ukraines Rare Earth Minerals, at Least Equal to the Amount of aid the US Provided in War
This is pretty huge considering what’s there and what it’s worth:
• Lithium: Estimated reserves around 500,000 tons. —— Lithium is crucial… pic.twitter.com/BKE1gFyBqn
— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) February 3, 2025
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Art of the Deal.
Good Deal.
I just want to celebrate another day of winning.
We really do not need a colonial dependency in Europe right next to Russia.
Art of the Deal.
And, Trump doesn’t mean for future aid. He means as a way of paying back the $200 billion we’ve already spent.
Such a deal would incentivize Trump to aid Ukraine to recover Donbas where minerals are. It would be a win-win for the U.S. and Ukraine.
THAT would be FABULOUS!!
How much of the aid has been skimmed into Zelensky’s pocket no more money till embezzling officials are publicly hanged for treason during wartime!
Help with what?
Most of the natural resource wealth of the Ukraine appears to be in the eastern regions, which the Russians have already taken.
Every time the US released a batch of weapons to be sent to Ukraine, it also announced the cost of that package. Given Zelenskyy’s complaints that ~half the aid never even arrived, it’d be interesting to add those releases up, and see if they total ~half the aid. Given all the garbage Elon and DOGE are turning up, I would not be surprised. This would mean, though, that most of the fraud was committed by US officials right here in the US.
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