Trump Says He Wants Ukraine To Guarantee Access To Rare Earth Minerals in Exchange for Military Aid
Trump Says He Wants Ukraine To Guarantee Access To Rare Earth Minerals in Exchange for Military Aid
President Trump said Monday that he's looking to reach an agreement with Ukraine that will guarantee US access to rare earth minerals in the country in exchange for continued US military aid. "We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they’re going to secure what we’re giving them with…
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has frequently brought up Ukraine's rare earth minerals as a reason to continue fueling the proxy war.
"This war is about money. People don't talk much about it. But you know, the richest country in all of Europe for rare earth minerals is Ukraine. Two to seven trillion dollars' worth of minerals that are rare earth minerals, very relevant to the 21st century," Graham told Fox News host Sean Hannity in November. "Ukraine's ready to do a deal with us, not the Russians. So it's in our interest to make sure that Russia doesn't take over the place."
Always figured it would end that way.
Commentators here seem to be missing the main point - Trump is simply responding positively to Zelensky's offer.
Proof: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/04/ukraine-trump-rare-earth-minerals/ => https://archive.ph/LXP0J
Ukraine previously offered U.S. access to its rare earth minerals in an effort to keep the Trump administration engaged in supporting the country militarily in its fight with Russia.
World history knows many battles fought for independence, but the last 10 years of Ukraine's history represent a unique example of a ruthless struggle to become a colony.
I actually think this is more an attempt to exploit Trump's worldview; he's well-known to view inter-state relationships as purely transactional, and from that lens it seems like a good deal.
Thing is, depending on how the war goes either Russia or the US will take everything they possibly can from Ukraine; it may well be that offering Trump something the US was probably going to try to take anyway is just about the smartest way to turn somebody who was initially hostile to continued aid into someone personally invested in the outcome.
Commentators here seem to be missing the main point - Trump is simply responding positively to Zelensky’s offer.
I'm not sure I understand why you think that's the 'main' point, it sounds like you mean this was all at Ukraine's initiative. But I think the real story is that it has traction because, well, you need two sides to make a deal, and the game changer is Trump's affirmative interest, which escalates this from offer to mutual interest.
last 10 years of Ukraine's history represent a unique example of a ruthless struggle to become a colony.
More like a ruthless struggle to break up with one colonizer in favor of a new one.
There's a reason more than half the oligarchs fled to Russia at the onset of the war.
it is always about the grift
So. All Putin has to do is say. "Don't send any weapons to Ukraine and when we win, Russia will give you their rare minerals", and Trump will roll over like a dog begging for a treat. Not that Trump ever knew right from wrong...
Collins: Trump has learned ‘a pretty big lesson’ from impeachment
He sure has... Fucking cow.
America is the enemy. Smaller states need to work closely together to resist the wanker states like Russia, America, and China.
If you aren't Russia, China, USA or (to a lesser extent) Iran. Your only choice is which sphere of influence you want to fall under.
Sounds too outrageous to be true. Is there a more credible news source?
This is an example of a long standing America foreign policy. Trump is just saying it out loud .
Well at least the US is finally honest about why it's helping the Nazis.
I was confused about the amount of upvotes, until I saw this was on .ml
liyunxiao
Fellow xianxia enjoyer?
Citations needed, comrade.
Azov brigade and the long history of Ukrainians enthusiastically helping the Nazis in WWII, both are on wikipedia, citing western sources.
We shouldn't help Russia either, given they're just as bad these days, but treating one better than the other is categorically insane... Unless one is willing to sign over pretty much all their mineral and agriculture rights to us companies.
Nazis?