Posted on 03/04/2025 1:01:32 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and Ukraine plan to sign the much-debated minerals deal following a disastrous Oval Office meeting Friday in which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was dismissed from the building, four people familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump has told his advisers that he wants to announce the agreement in his address to Congress Tuesday evening, three of the sources said, cautioning that the deal had yet to be signed and the situation could change.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Ukraine’s presidential administration in Kyiv and the Ukrainian embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The deal was put on hold on Friday after a contentious Oval Office meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that resulted in the Ukrainian leader's swift departure from the White House. Zelenskiy had traveled to Washington to sign the deal.
In that meeting, Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated Zelenskiy, telling him he should thank the U.S. for its support rather than asking for additional aid in front of the U.S. media.
"You're gambling with World War III," Trump said.
U.S. officials have in recent days spoken to officials in Kyiv about signing the minerals deal despite Friday's blow-up, and urged Zelenskiy's advisers to convince the Ukrainian president to apologize openly to Trump, according to one of the people familiar with the matter.
On Tuesday, Zelenskiy posted on X that Ukraine was ready to sign the deal and calling the Oval Office meeting "regrettable." (Excerpt)
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Send Z the contract and have him docusign it prior to the BIG update tonight by Trump.
It’s the safest thing they can do. With mineral agreement the US sends companies and employees there to mine it. Russia won’t attack if there is a chance of US casualties.
May it be so
CAUTION:
I have not seen this info in any other newsprint or broadcast media.
I still think this is a bad idea. We can get our REM from slightly less volatile regions in the world.
To hell with this grifter comedian.
There should be zero USA citizen miners or military boots on the ground.
Thought the UK got one already...?
The Z man makes more $ if he sells them multiple times.
Thought the UK got one already...?
People here were just insisting Ukraine already gave all the minerals to Britian. What happened to that?
Is this "May it be so" line of crap zeeper secret code, "REVEREND"-mommy?
You used to start your UKE propaganda threads out with "Slava Ukraini" until Jim told you to stop.
This “mineral deal” is purely a favor to Ukraine and recognition of some of the very destructive stupidity caused by previous US Presidents.
There are no existing mines. There are no defined mineral resources. There is no idea exactly what the level of ore reserves in the ground are
Its the USA (and Trump) saying: “we’ll promote a peace accord because otherwise you’ll be completely destroyed, and we’ll stay engaged long-term with this business agreement, for the benefit of rump Ukraine and to help stop the destruction.”
It is more than I would give. I would just wash my hands completely of this neocon misadventure and Zelensky.
Horrible. That ensures America is always involved with the corrupt Ukrainian tar baby. We will never be rid of their infestation in DC.
Agree...It’s about paying us back...in lieu of continually scr***** the USA.
I’m not sure any lifeline thrown to the Ukies is a good idea at this point.
We need them to sue for peace more than we need some tantalum or such.
“There should be zero USA citizen miners or military boots on the ground.”
Sure, there won’t be anyone there to be involved. Look at how DC flooded their workers and relatives in for Burisma and other cash cows. Romney, Kerry, Pelosi, Biden, Manafort and god only knows who else all rushed in for the bonanza.
You’re delusional if you think it’ll just be sticky fingers Ukraine doing all the work and selling and we just get a big fat royalty check each month.
And the whole selling point is if we are there, the USA will have to protect them.
It’s a horrible corruption and entanglement filled idea. This is nothing but a sop to Blackwater et al.
Not so delusional. Realistic.
I don't care if one penny is generated from this agreement.
An end to the ceaseless warfare encouraged by the illiberal,
regressive, hard-left-wing-nut militants works for me.
You used to start your UKE threads out with “Slava Ukraini” until Jim told you to stop.
False again
Mabey we can get BOTH Russia AND Ukraines minerals in exchange for peace.
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