Bessent: Zelensky Turned Down Two Earlier Opportunities to Sign Minerals Deal with U.S.; Dust-Up with Trump Was Third Chance

Breitbart ^ | 03/01/2025 | Jeff poor

[ChicagoConservative27]

Friday, during an appearance on FNC’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had turned down two earlier opportunities to sign a proposed minerals deal with the United States.

According to Bessent, Zelensky was given chances in Kyiv by him once in Munich with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Friday’s dust-up with President Donald Trump was his third chance.

“[I] know you had a meeting scheduled — an economic meeting scheduled a few weeks back with President Zelensky,” host Laura Ingraham said. “And tell us about his arrival and punctuality or lack thereof and seemed a little sleepy during the events.”

[Hamiltonian]

Time for a second look at the Russian mineral offer.

[lewislynn]

Twice now I heard Ukrain doesn't have rare earth. They have minerals but not rare earth. Rare earth mines are in Russia.

If that's true he'll get caught in a massive fraud/lie. That's why he won't sign a deal...

[Celtic Conservative]

Sun Tzu said:

“There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.”

CC

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

'I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?"

Maybe Caesar wanted to be bigger than a mere king.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Congo offers US, Europe minerals in exchange for peace

[Hamiltonian]

The WH might have created a new business line here- cornering the market for the world’s mineral rights.

[madison10]

I had the same thought. We dealt with gypsies when I worked at a fabric store. Had to keep an eye on all of them. They wanted to haggle and came in almost at closing, after the tables had been folded.