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Posted on 02/13/2026 7:45:50 PM PST by Mariner
Russia appeared to confirm on Feb. 13 the existence of a sweeping U.S.-Russia economic proposal known in Kyiv as the "Dmitriev package," days after President Volodymyr Zelensky first disclosed it publicly.
The Ukrainian president said on Feb. 6 that intelligence had briefed him on what he described as a roughly $12 trillion framework for large-scale economic cooperation between Moscow and Washington.
"Intelligence showed me the so-called 'Dmitriev package' that he presented in the U.S. — it amounts to around $12 trillion," Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv.
The reference is to Kirill Dmitriev, an envoy who heads Russia's sovereign wealth fund and has remained engaged with top U.S. officials, including Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
The White House twice declined to confirm the existence of such proposals in comments to the Kyiv Independent — first after Zelensky's disclosure and again following a subsequent Bloomberg reporting.
The Russian acknowledgment marks the first official signal that such proposals are on the table as the U.S. pushes for a deal to end Russia's war against Ukraine.
(Excerpt) Read more at kyivindependent.com ...
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Yeah, it's probably contrary to European interests, and it's most certainly against the existential interests of Ukraine.
Just as certain that it's in US interests.
Like it or not Europe isn’t our friend anymore. They’ve become entitled in-laws that want hand outs and constantly bitch. They’ve made themselves irrelevant. Russia has far more to fear from China.
for 12 trillion I could live with Russia having Ukraine.
“Russia has far more to fear from China.”
That makes them our natural ally.
“I want to see somebody make a logical argument as to why this would not be in AMERICAN interests.”
LOL! You haven’t seen the proposal. But anything from Russia is ok with you.
“for 12 trillion I could live with Russia having Ukraine.”
It is not 12 trillion to the US.
I read the outline in the article, did you?
Or did you just stop by to be an asshole?
So Russia wants 12 Trillion from the US to end the war?
Nope. Nuh-uh.
“That makes them our natural ally.”
LOL!
oh, then never mind
It’s pie in the sky. $12 trillion is five times Russia’s entire GDP. How could any “economic cooperation” deal be worth that?
“I read the outline in the article”
Thanks for admitting you haven’t seen the proposal.
Russia is offering access to their enormous, world’s largest intrinsic wealth.
Energy, minerals, AG and timber.
It’s like 3 or 4 Alaskas.
Yeah, you just stopped by to be an asshole.
That’s not what the article says. Economic cooperation between us that will amount to 12T worth of trade.
“It’s pie in the sky. $12 trillion is five times Russia’s entire GDP. How could any “economic cooperation” deal be worth that?”
It is the total worth over a period of time.
If we sell them $6 trillion of goods and they sell us $6 trillion of goods that is $12 trillion.
Net, the US could be a loser.
You cannot make a single cogent argument why the US should not make a major commercial deal with Russia.
But you can be an asshole.
Still no. No trade agreements with Russia until they end their war against Ukraine.
This country is almost 40 trillion in the hole.
“No trade agreements with Russia until they end their war against Ukraine.”
Pollyanna could not have said it any better.
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