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Posted on 05/02/2025 9:31:55 AM PDT by Kazan
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated that the minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine appears positive and he appreciates President Donald Trump changing his approach.
Merkley said, “Well, what I really like is it creates a partnership between the Trump administration and Ukraine, which is such an improvement from where we’d been, where Trump was essentially mimicking or mouthing all of the talking points that Putin wanted him to mouth. And it does have elements that we’ve heard about that sound good. It’s not demanding that Ukraine repay us for the aid that we’ve provided so far. It doesn’t ban them from joining the European Union. It creates an investment fund that both parties will put money into. So, the outlines of it — I don’t know about all the details — but the outlines of it are positive. But the biggest positive is a partnership that has been forged with this administration and Ukraine.”
Co-host Kate Bolduan then asked, “Do you applaud President Trump for pulling it off?”
Merkley answered, “Well, I appreciate the change in tone and the change in commitment. We really saw kind of with the body language at the funeral, at the pope’s funeral in Italy, that there was a different dynamic at work. And what all went into that change of that dynamic, I’m not sure. But thank you, President Trump, for changing your approach.”
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It certainly will be if Trump approvals anymore military aid to Ukraine to continue this failed war that Biden started and Ukraine can't win.
Wasting more taxpayer on this war undermines the efforts of DOGE and bringing the debt under control.
The minerals deal won't produce any revenue until after Ukraine agrees to end the war.
The minerals deal is going to give Ukraine a better bargaining position in order to get concessions from Russia in Trump‘s effort to end the war. It’s one piece of a puzzle and part of Trump‘s negotiating style. Why is this so hard to understand?
The Founders told us to beware of foreign entanglements. Have you stopped listening to them, Mr. President?
Why do you even post? You never say anything that is close to reality...
What? Trump didn't change anything. It was Zelenskyy who backed down and signed the deal.
But the Democrats have to frame it as "Trump caved" or something.
If a father scowls at a child who misbehaves in order to get the child to behave properly, and then the father softens his tone when the child apologizes and improves, do we say that the father "changed his tone" or did the child make the change?
-PJ
Where in the Constitution does it state we have to stop wars or even support wars fought between foreign nations that do not directly affect the United States? Just where? This is more Wilsonianism. Will we ever get past it?
We don't want to see anymore taxpayer money wasted on this failed war Biden started.
The minerals deal only works of this country once the war ENDS.
And, Ukraine is the side that refuses to put forth any reasonable offer to end it.
What about that don't you understand?
Ukraine isn't getting any territory back and the people in the annexed areas don't want to go back. It's past time Ukraine gave it up.
Ahhh. concessions. So simple!
This deal has not officially been signed on to by Ukraine yet.
I am extremely opposed to anymore assistance to the Ukraine. What happened to not supporting more wars? But then, I can't read Trump's mind and don't know how much America needs these particular minerals and if there are other countries for procurement of such.
More on the Ukraine rare earth deal......
The story goes that many of Ukraine’s mineral deposits are located in the “Ukrainian Shield,” a geological region spanning from Luhansk to Kharkiv. Specific regions like Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kirovohrad are known for their mineral resources.
The most touted legends say there are:
<><>”significant” reserves of various critical minerals
<><>lithium, titanium, uranium, rare earth elements, and graphite,
<><>along with other valuable metals and non-metallic minerals.
<><>resources vital for various industries, including electronics, energy, and defense.
<><>”substantial” lithium deposits, particularly in the Donetsk region, crucial for battery production.
<><>a “significant” share of the world’s titanium reserves, for aerospace, construction, etc
<><>”significant” uranium reserves, essential for nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons.
<><>”substantial” reserves of rare earth elements, vital for a wide range of high-tech applications.
<><>major graphite producer, in central and n/w regions, used in steel production, batteries, etc
<><>”significant” reserves: iron ore, manganese, nickel, cobalt, copper, lead, zinc, silver, other minerals.
Ukraine’s mineral resources are considered “critical” for global supply chains and are “essential” for various industries. The country’s mineral wealth has attracted significant attention and investment, with deals being made to access and exploit these resources.
If anything, it started under Obama in 2014.
The war in Ukraine is 100% the fault of the illegal coup we fomented in Ukraine that setoff a civil war.
“This is the surest sign that the deal is a bad one.
It certainly will be if Trump approvals anymore military aid to Ukraine to continue this failed war that Biden started and Ukraine can’t win.
Wasting more taxpayer on this war undermines the efforts of DOGE and bringing the debt under control.
The minerals deal won’t produce any revenue until after Ukraine agrees to end the war.”
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If we really need these rare earth minerals, it’s in our interest to make sure there’s a Ukraine to provide them. That means either preventing Russia from further annexing Ukraine, or just giving up on the whole rationale for our political and economic relationship.
Continuing to fight on only results in most lost territory and lives while delaying any ability for Ukraine to follow through on the minerals deal.
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