Did he just pull this out of his ass? Ukraine has been known as a major wheat growing region. I’ve never once heard about the mineral wealth in Ukraine.
We spent trillions on aid to Africa and what did it get us? The Chinese have moved in and taken the natural resource wealth there.
This is the lamest excuse yet to keep the war in Ukraine going.
Ukraine was the breadbasket of the Soviet Union.
“Ukraine has been known as a major wheat growing region. I’ve never once heard about the mineral wealth in Ukraine”. You’re darn right, I grow wheat here in central Kansas, Ukraine is in direct competition with me on the global market. Wheat is down 18 cents today and stands at stands at $6.42 per bushel. Lindsey why should my tax dollars subsidize my direct competition?
Early in the invasion some pro-Russia posters would describe how Russia was taking the most valuable parts of Ukraine, I think cranked posted on it a few times until that proud bragging was changed to a different Kremlin messaging.
Russia now controls at least $12.4 trillion worth of Ukraine’s energy, metal and mineral deposits, report says
Updated Thu, Aug 11, 2022
“Based on SecDev’s review of 2,209 deposits, Moscow controls 63% of Ukraine’s coal, 11% of its oil, 20% of its natural gas, 42% of its metals, and 33% of its rare earths, including key minerals like lithium.”
“the Washington Post reported that Russia has seized 41 coal fields, 27 natural gas sites, 14 propane sites, nine oil fields, six iron ore deposits, as well as several sites for titanium, zirconium, strontium, lithium, uranium, and gold.
While Ukraine is known as a top exporter of grains, the report said it also possesses 117 of the 120 most widely used minerals and metals, while also serving as a top source of fossil fuels.”
Black Rock just bought a portion of Ukraine’s fertile land.
Has anyone heard anything on the vulchers in Maui?
So have the Russians.
And even Iran’s got a finger in there.